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Post by Phoenix on Feb 4, 2009 8:27:31 GMT -5
Ooh cosplaying Yay. Not so much call for it in my area - I mainly do it as fancy dress type stuff rather than conventions. Cosplayed as Lara Croft a few times , Claire Redfield once, Cordy from Buffy once. The Lara Croft ones are my fave .. because I have the right kind of shape - minus the overinflated chest! I've cosplayed Classic Lara , Movie Lara in black, Movie Lara in the Cradle of Life outfit, Tomb Raider 3 Nevada , London and South Pacific Outfits, TR: Legend outfits in brown and black... and the Tomb Raider 2 wetsuit. So yeah I'm big on the cosplaying. My sister and I were supposed to be doing "fancy dress/cosplaying" for our birthday nights out in Easter but coz I'm staying at uni we had to reschedule to June so gives us a bit more time to think. Not sure if we are cosplaying yet though. Anyhoo highlight of my day.. erm...I watched The Tudors earlier.. does that count? It was entertaining enough.
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Post by mschif on Feb 4, 2009 13:19:13 GMT -5
Fellow Cosplayer! Yes, right on girl! I love Lara Croft. She's what all women should be. Sexy yet be able to Kick ASS!! I've done her classic cosplay as well (once, I couldn't after I cut my hair for The Ada Wong costume). But I was gonna ask you guys something......and tell me the honest, not the bull crap......alright here it goes. My friends and I want to do this skit.........more like a dance for the masquerade at Acen. And are you ready for this.....it's gonna be RE related! So what we had planned was all three of us girls were to dress up as RE characters. An Ada, A Jill and a Sheva (me) and around 3 zombie guys. Basically what were doing is an umberlla dance. Like we would buy those huge red and white umberllas (that we see all the time) cover them with fake blood (handprints, rips on the umberlla and..... well just make the umberlla look like a took a beating) and were planning on dancing to Umberlla by rihanna (remixed version) or to maybe thriller, but I would like to do that with a whole cast crew of RE characters. And at the end we would take out our guns and shoot the zombies of course........... Well give me the feedback, what do ya think?
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Post by tvirusandfriends on Feb 5, 2009 2:45:02 GMT -5
I think its an AWSOME idea hands down!
My highlight was my math class got out 10 minutes early!
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 6, 2009 11:10:46 GMT -5
Having a party tonight.. so..
Although Im not impressed that I ended up using the 20 pounds I took otu of the cash machine to pay for 2 bottles of vodka, 2 bottles of soft drink and 2 packs of potato crisps simply because I had notes rather than coins. If I dont get back the 12 pounds my flatmates owe me I'm going to be mighty annoyed since I didn't want to buy those particular brands of drink as I thought the university shop had a better selection. But oh they are expensive.. blah blah freaking blah. Buying 2 bottles of cheapo vodka thats half the size of the 2 for 5 pounds selection is not less expensive at all.I dunno it annoys me a little bit that I got bullied into acquiescing to what the others wanted to drink. I don't drink a lot of vodka so was going to buy something a little lighter as I have to study in the morning. But my flatmate wouldn't allow us to buy separately because it was "pointless". Apparently I was being "undemocratic". Well whatever... but they are not the ones who spent 18 pounds on food/drink they wouldn't have actually bought because they cannot afford to spend 18 pounds on such stupid things. Spending 5 pounds on 2 bottles and then another 5 pounds on 2 bottles of soft drink makes much more sense to me. Rather than spending 10 pounds on 2 bottles of tiny vodka.. argh. I'm sooo aggravated right now its unbelievable. They knew I had gotten that money out in case we went clubbing afterwards and now I wont have enough money to get into the club if my flatmates don't give me the money back.
EDIT : I know all this makes me sound like some kind of moany killjoy but I'm not. I just appreciate good manners - and thats not arranging a "huge" party before you ask the people you live with - who may well have huge dissertations to write. Good manners also entails not inviting people over without asking your flatmates - especially if you then proceed to be noisy as anything whilst said flatmates are trying to study. It also does not entail leaving one of your flatmates to clean the house every week because you are too busy. Furthermore it certainly does not entail calling one of your flatmates "The Beast" and "Gringo" simply because he doesn't party with you. That's not nice.Oh and it also doesn't entail play fighting caboiera style in the hall.. oh no.
I feel better.
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Post by tvirusandfriends on Feb 6, 2009 18:54:15 GMT -5
That is serioulsy rediculous....You really need a new place to stay...If I had flatmates like yours, I'd have killed them by now.....You'd be my lawyer if I did right?
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 7, 2009 8:46:41 GMT -5
^ Ha ha yeah sure - once I convert my English law degree into an American one. I dunno... I got 6 pounds back of my female flatmate , the male one who owes me 6 pounds is awake yet has not even knocked on my door to offer it me. I tell you if I owe someone money it is there the very next day. But anyhoo.. the party was ish. I was glad that a good friend of mine could make it because it made it easier for me We managed to get into the nearby nightclub for free then because my friend knows one of the bouncers... always handy!It was weird though because we got there at say one - to perhaps half one in the morning and then it seemed we were not there for very long before it shut at half three. Oh well. Then me and my friend stayed up chatting till around 6am this morning so was a good night. Woke up at half ten and don't feel tired at all strangely enough.
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Post by tvirusandfriends on Feb 7, 2009 15:02:21 GMT -5
Haha, Well I'm glad everything worked out for you. And that you woke up un-tired, lol.
Well I just got up so I haven't had a highlight yet, lol. Maybe I'll come back and edit this post when I do.
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 8, 2009 10:34:35 GMT -5
Okay not so much of a highlight as a concern. Remember the party I went to? Well there were these four guys who were a little over enthusiastic shall we say about my friend Lisa and I. To the point of telling us we should "try it" with a black man.. and it would be the best we ever had. I repeatedly lied that I had a boyfriend to them and wasn't interested but whatever. Now somehow they got Lisa and I's numbers and both of us ended up with their numbers in our phones - neither of us understand this as we hadn't drunk very much at all..so we wonder if my flatmate may have actually given them/us the numbers somehow. Lisa and I did come back to my flat with my flatmate after. Anyhow.. last night me and one of my male flatmates are chatting in the kitchen and the buzzer goes. Usually we just ignore it as sometimes people wanting to get in to other flats press it. After 5 minutes of constant buzzer pushing he answers and nobody is there. Then we hear knocking at the door - thankfully I locked it ( both male fatmates do but my female flatmate doesnt)one of these guys is there. I tell my flatmate about how they creeped me out and please don't let them in. Then the guy starts physically trying to open the door. So if the door had been unlocked as my flatmate leaves it he would have gotten in. Anyhow my door is locked whether Im in the room or not these days. But knowing that they would simply walk in the flat worries me. My flatmate told them what room number I had also so I'm now forced to keep my door locked incase they get in again.Because the thought of them getting in and me not being able to get out scares me. I have had 6 calls in the space of 2 hours from one of them and my phone is on silent. Is there any way I can get numbers blocked? It could be different US/UK wise but any thoughts?
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Post by Spartan198 on Feb 8, 2009 19:05:47 GMT -5
Oh, boy. That's extremely unsettling.
I would suggest changing phone numbers (as well as moving, but that may not be financially possible for you). As far as blocking them, your phone company would be the best place to find out.
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 8, 2009 19:23:25 GMT -5
Okay quick update as its after 12am here and I'm about to go to bed. I spoke to my female flatmate about it and she agreed that it was odd and has written a note to herself on the front door and her own door to make sure she locks the door when she comes in.
Although it may now be sorted out - I was eating my dinner and the guy text me - so I thought okay after I finish eating I will send him a polite message asking him to please stop calling/buzzing the flat. I continue eating and about 5 minutes later - I receive another message from his friend saying I should "holla back and we can hang out". By this point I'm annoyed - I send a message to the first guy saying I don;t appreciate him giving his friends my number and that I don't wish to hear from him again". Anyhow about 45 minutes later the buzzer goes - and me and my female flatmate ( as we were the only two in at that point come out). The buzzer stops and I hear my phone ringing - I decide once and for all to sort this out and answer it. The first guy speaks ( then I realise it is the third number he has rung me on). I basically get rather assertive/aggressive and tell him that he is to stop buzzing the flat, stop ringing me, stop giving his friends my number otherwise I will complain to my apartments management ( as he lives here) and if needs be contact the police. He says okay. I tell him as far as I'm concerned the conversation is over and hang up. One of my male flatmates comes home and we explain to him - just as we do this the buzzer goes. Daniela answers it and she has a conversation with the person asking them why they want to know "her name". About 6 times. She tells them I'm not in and she isn't giving them my name.
Anyhow we are hoping that it is now sorted out and the guy has taken the hint. If not I will email my apartment management about it and then call the police. I have the numbers for the three police stations near me as well as the emergency and non-emergency numbers and the emergency number for my apartments so... I rang Orange and they said they didn't offer a call barring service but should I require further assistance I could ring them free on a provided number. I can't move and changing my number will cost me 50 pounds according to my service provider so.. I'm hoping this will die down. Its very sad when if you do not reply to a message within 10 minutes the person in question comes to your door or gets others to ring you. Its harassment and as a law student I know my legal rights.I studied the Protection from Harassment Act for crying out loud.I could recite the legal definition if I had to. Anyhow.. fingers crossed its sorted.
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Post by tvirusandfriends on Feb 8, 2009 23:48:48 GMT -5
Wow...I'm so sorry. Honestly, I would have called the police when he started comin to my apartment. Then I'd beat my flatmate. Your flatmate had NO buisness doing that. Honestly, you should probably start lookin for somewere else to stay...even though it may be a finanical issue....
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 9, 2009 8:15:17 GMT -5
I'm hoping that's an end to it now. I know what to do if I need to. I have had a quick word about it with my apartment manager so... he said he would keep an eye on the security tapes - as they have a security room in the main office -and speak to the guy about it. So hopefully.. but either way my flatmate is now locking the door which is a bonus. Although leaving a post it note reminding yourself to lock the front door is a bit odd. Oh well.. I'm here until May but there's not much I can do about that as I have exams etc and have to stay here. I did look into getting other places to live but I would have to live there after paying 4 months rent and that's pointless when my rent at my current flat I'm only paying up to April. Infact , one payment should have come out today so I just have 2 months payment left on it. And it seems I was mistaken about how he got the number - when my friend Lisa came round she was unsure if she had the right number for me as when she rang it didn't go through at first and wanted to check it. So.. we went into the hallway where it was quiet and checked it. Daniela tells me that she noticed him stood by the hallway door so whether he heard it that way or not I don't know.. but that would explain how he got my friends number too as we double checked both numbers. Anyhow..my flatmate says she only knows him from January as the masters course you can begin in either September or January. And he just started it. Its weird. But hopefully done with.
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Post by tvirusandfriends on Feb 9, 2009 18:20:20 GMT -5
I hope so to. And for the moving thing, I'm just concerned about your safety! >.<
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Post by Spartan198 on Feb 9, 2009 18:45:50 GMT -5
I hope so to. And for the moving thing, I'm just concerned about your safety! >.< X2
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 10, 2009 4:51:07 GMT -5
Bless you both *hugs* But it seems to have died down now. We shall see. I feel better anyhow. And thankfully the door is now being locked every time someone goes out /comes in. Unless of course they are literally popping in and then out of the house again which is fair enough. Seems that having a post -it note reminding people to lock the door works. Who knew?
Highlight of my day - hmm... I dunno its early still. Only about 9.50am. But....I walked down to Tesco's today and got some fresh air so maybe thats a highlight I don't know. Was nice down by the river anyhow.
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