Fierce_LiNk

Fuuuuuck. I feel for you, dude. *bro hugs* Unfortunately, friends will mention this sort of thing, particularly if you've been together for a long time. I'm not sure there's a lot you can do in that situation except propose (if you still want to) to get it out of the way and to move on from it. Still, that sucks.

It's a shame as he looked bright earlier in the season. Unfortunately, I think it's time to cut our losses and sell him off now. He's not going to start many games and at his age he should be starting more often than he has been. Also, too injury prone and too inconsistent.

We did about the same for the Arsenal game. Although, in fairness to Fergie, the team lineup was still a good/strong one. The players themselves just didn't play well. Anderson and Cleverley should have played better to stake a claim for next season, but they both looked leggy due to not playing.

If I had Monster Hunter, I'd be doing the same, ahaaa. The 3DS really is shite outside in the sun...so poor! If you need a portable mirror, then the 3DS screen/s work wonders. :p One day, I'd love to have a projector screen in my garden, so I can play games/watch films/football out in the sun whilst BBQing. I will live the dream! My Paki genetics laugh at you. Never been sun burned. I have a few friends who are paler than the cast of Twilight, they get sun burned from simply walking outside. I'd hate to have to deal with that. *high five for fellow cider drinking crew*

Having it in the back wallet is asking for it to be sat on or stolen. :p Always front pocket, it's within your eye-line to some extent. I don't carry cash around with me at all, unless I'm in the middle of town and am going or drinks in a pub or something. Meals are all paid for on card. Loose change is a pain in the arse and it's far easier to keep track on money through online banking (so you can see where it's going). Also, tipping? This isn't 'Merica, boooy! The amount of back packs in this thread make it sound like you're all going on some massive RPG quest. I love travelling light. Nothing to carry, nothing to worry about losing or getting stolen, it's the way forward. :p

I was expecting us to lose 2 or 3-nil today. United don't give a shit because the league is won, Chelsea are still going for top 4, so expected us to get battered. We were dire and I can't complain at that result.

We're currently sat in our front garden, drinking cider and soaking up the sun. It's buuuriiiful here! God, how we needed it after the last few shit months of weather.

So, you ended up getting a bit of dosh for some there. I was going to use him as a back-up keeper. But, I took Peeps' advice and brought in a youth keeper to train up, as now is probably the right time. If I don't get relegated or finish bottom of the league this season, then it will be a fucking miracle! Anyone want a friendly?

Whilst I do agree with what you're saying, you also can't deny that some do just finish school and have kids purely because they don't have something else to do. Some, not all. In my experience, those people who leave school after GCSEs or A Levels/College did one of the following: 1. Uni 2. Straight into a job 3. Had kids That'll differ from area to area and person to person, and personally, starting a family or having 2 kids before the age of 20 isn't for me, but I know plenty who have done it. If they're happy doing it, then it's good for them, but in my opinion it's far too young. Oh yes, I agree with you there. But, in this instance, I could never really advise anybody that having 2 kids before the age of 20 is a good idea. Yeah...that's a dick move. What exactly happened there?

It's all a bit boring now talking about Arsenal and Liverpool underachieving. That's the only way I can describe it. It seems like we've had the same conversations and debates about Arsenal for the majority of the last decade. All it shows is that, really, Arsenal aren't underachieving. Judging by their team and squad, they are exactly where they should be, as are Liverpool. The reason why they're not higher is that other teams such as City and Chelsea have pumped more money into their squads, whereas Arsenal's squad and brand of football isn't as strong as it was. Same for Liverpool. Both teams are where they should be. Neither are playing truly bad football or are excelling themselves. Give or take a place or two. It's the same as Everton, they can only go so far because of their squad and the type of football that they play. Yes, they can play out of their skin and they might get fifth, or sneak it into fourth if others have a bad season, but on the whole 6th place is where they are. You can have a bad season or a good season here or there, but if you're consistently finishing 6th or 7th for 5 or so seasons, that's where you are.

Just to point out, I'm not blaming my family for anything, as all I mentioned was that I moved away and the reason they don't ring to "check up" much is because they know I'm alright. Which, in a way, is a nice feeling. I'm not a burden or a worry to them. As for calling, I ring up my house phone or get a phone call from them every few weeks, usually on the Saturday. Normally I speak to my Mum, I've never really been close to my Dad and he can be very, very difficult to talk to and communicate with. My brothers both work 7 days a week after 5pm, so they're usually out doing something, so I don't speak to them as much as my Mum. I don't communicate with aunties and uncles because there are a lot of complicated issues and lots of in-fighting with our family, so it's quite often they go through phases of not speaking to each other for months, even though they all live opposite each other.

Ok, Ine is being picky and tells me that I actually carry certain things to work, but I'm interpreting this as what I carry around with me at all times. So, the first post I made is what I take with me at all times. This is what I will take with me to work every day, but items which I don't carry from place to place: 1-3 bananas, A bottle of sparkling water, Possibly some biscuits or these banana-oatmeal cookies Ine makes, A green pen I use for my marking, One of my eau de toilettes, to smell good for work, Possibly some marking that I've taken home to do, My usb memory device for work.

Left pocket: Phone and wallet, which contains bank card and drivers licence. Possibly some loose change, but this is rare. Right pocket: House keys and car key. If I'm at work, then a set of keys for various areas within the school. I don't need anything else. :p

I don't use an app or write down what I'm going to do, I store it mentally. Due to the frequency in which I exercise and the way it's "structured" (legs, push, pull), it's pretty easy for me to know how I did a few days ago and what I need to do to do better.

It's one of those highly-debated subjects that I think very few people actually know the answer to. Some say that the yolk itself can lead to high cholesterol levels, whilst some say that the yolk itself contains nutrients that are good for the body. From what I've been reading, it's only bad if you consistently eat yolks on a daily basis, and we're talking more than 3 at a time.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I do a football club which starts at 4 o'clock (as soon as lessons end) and should run til about 5. Yesterday, 4 of the Dads decided to play (as they often do) and we didn't finish til 6 o'clock. 2 hours of continuous football. No breaks, no time for a breather, no subs. I ended up playing in goal, defence, midfield, wings and up front at the SAME TIME as my team were shite and couldn't do anything. This is 2 days after leg day, so my legs felt really heavy, too. Came home, ate tea, went for a little nap at 8:30 and didn't wake up until just now. Still so tired. @Blade, new meal idea: Grilled chicken and vegetables in a pitta bread. I tried some with a tiny bit of bbq sauce. Oh my, so lovely.

@Iun and @ReZourceman, I understand these feels. When I left for uni, my Mum rang me all the time and I remember hearing my Dad cry on the phone when he was wishing me happy birthday. I finished uni, moved back home for a bit and then got my teaching job. These days, they still call, but we're not as close as we were when I was younger. Neither are me and my brothers. I partly blame myself for moving away, because I purposefully wanted to see if I could make it by myself, and because all of a sudden Newport felt too small and I wanted more. In a way, I feel like the reason they don't ring up and keep checking on me is a sign that they know that I've made it and am ok. Uni was a struggle at times financially (even worse now), but now I'm earning, life is just that bit easier. When I go home, they're still happy to see me and are sad when I leave. I had a conversation with my friends at a pub the other night and I admitted that, in a way, I feel like I have no family at the moment. There's my Mum, my Dad and my 2 brothers who I am associate myself with, but we're not really close like Ine's family. Like I said earlier, I blame myself because this was always going to happen when moving away from home, but I had little choice as there were no jobs there. So, it's either live at home and suffocate due to the lack of opportunities, lack of work, no life, but have family. Or, move away and make it on your own, start your own life, maybe have a family one day. I chose that second option.

Good game @bob, I have a confession to make, braaaah. I put a bid on an 18 5 keeper and won, so I ended up sacking the one I bought from you straight away. Sorry. :p

There's a difference between what you just said and what I'm saying. If you want to have kids in the next few years, then that's your choice and that's fine. But, if I don't want to have kids before I'm 30, then that should be fine, too. What I don't like is the expectation that if you have a partner, you should be married and have kids by the time you're 30. Your first sentence is what I'm getting at. You should have them because you want them, when you feel the time is right. Not because it's expected that you SHOULD have them. I'm laughing nervously at this. :p Yes, kids are great fun and I love working with them. Teaching is a big part of my life and I get home every day with at least one funny or interesting story about what happened that day. But, there also needs to be other forms of outlet. There are teachers at work who have their kids attending the same school...so they are around their kids (as well as other kids) before work, during work, and after it. There's no outlet. At the moment, what I love is that I can do a job that I enjoy, come home and then do something a bit different. I'm not at that stage when I can be around children 24/7, especially as how my job revolves around them. I've bolded the part that I think is important. Realistically, I am just about at that stage where I can start to enjoy life a bit more due to having a bit more money, whereas before it was a struggle. Having kids is a huuuuge commitment and when it does happen, I'd like to be in a position where I have a decent amount of money to do things properly, and not have to struggle through it. Part of this is probably due to my sister as well, who started having kids at 26 years old. I've seen how her life has changed due to it and it's just not for me at the moment.

My heart rate was rising when I saw the title to this thread. My soul sank when I saw that Dyack had some sort of involvement. I would throw all of your bodies into the sun for this game. :p

It was the very first thing she said when I mentioned that I didn't want them any time soon. The way it was said was almost with a gasp. ...you don't want kids? But you'll be lonely and old! Self esteem smaaaash.

I'm tired, so this post makes no sense to me. :p Don't get it, dude. But that shouldn't be the number one reason to have kids, though? Yes, if you do have kids, they should probably help you when you're old as you do help them when you're young, but it shouldn't be the main reason to have them.

This is somewhat of a rant, but it may interest some people. I've been in my teaching job for about 3 years now. Coming to the end of my third year. A friend who I started with has recently announced that she is pregnant. Another friend who started shortly before us (less than 6 months) is also pregnant, too. Whilst I do share their joy, it has raised a certain amount of questions and issues for me. Due to having Ine living with me and being in a good job, I've been asked by numerous people if my plan was to have kids any time soon. My answer has been somewhere between "hahahha no," and "fuck, no!" When speaking to the second friend about this, she said that, "if I didn't have kids, who would look after me when I was old?" In my mind, I was thinking that this is a bit of a bullshit reason to have kids. I was at the pub earlier and there was a group of us discussing this and when it came to me, people were saying that I would change my mind in 5 years time. My answer to that is, "no, I won't." I told them I had too much I wanted to do. Possibly travelling, having some proper time with Ine, going on holidays (I don't have money to do this yet), it's nowhere near the right time. There's a load of stuff you won't be able to do once you have kids, or certainly can't do without having to re-jig your plans to accommodate them. Another reason why this whole subject annoys me is that I have been through four years of uni (like my friends) in order to get this teaching job. I have various friends who did the same and are now pregnant or have kids. At least 5. What's the point in studying for 4 years for a job you're only going to be in for 3? It seems a bit insane to me. Both of my friends will be taking time off before Christmas for maternity leave, then they'll be coming back before the summer term (literally, a month before we break up for summer), so that they'll be paid over the summer holidays... What I don't like about society is that it seems like you MUST get married, then you MUST have kids. Like you have to do these things in order to fit in. It's the wrong attitude in my opinion. It's annoying me a lot lately.

I call them "fa-gi-tas" like vagina, to piss Ine off. The point I was making was that I'm not broad at all. I wouldn't say so anyway. But yes, maybe you're right. Legs kill today, particularly the quads. A friend at work strained his shoulder by picking up a book...no sympathy was given by me.

Didn't get one before they were sold out. Not really bothered all that much. Thinking about it, I wouldn't have time to sit at the moment and enjoy it. I've got Xenoblade to finish and I'm struggling to find time to sit down and enjoy that. Maybe once I've finished all of my Wii games, and then a few more WiiU games will appear on the horizon, maybe then. So yeah, I'll just wait. Not a massive deal to me.