Tali'Thread vas Clan Zorah nar BSN 6.0

Turns out to have been a harbinger. Left Achilles heel is hurt. Fairly badly, judging by how little I can walk right now. Got through the work day, but right now it's agony if I flex my foot at all. Listen to your body, kids.

Postby **SciFlyBoy** » July 8th, 2022, 1:34 am

Great news on the weight loss Maz.

Postby **Dragaros** » July 8th, 2022, 6:15 pm

https://twitter.com/E3/status/1545046476597956608

Postby **Dragaros** » July 8th, 2022, 6:15 pm

https://twitter.com/TsuboiKlein/status/ ... 9988520960

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptqSJBs-Agc

Postby **Dragaros** » July 8th, 2022, 6:16 pm

https://www.warhammer-community.com/202 ... of-khorne/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBIA4_AO4X4

After years of teasing and anticipation, Angron has finally returned, and he's bringing all the rage and hate in the Warp with him. Blood for the Blood God.

Postby **Vol** » July 8th, 2022, 9:11 pm

" The Butcher’s Nails are still present, now fused into his very form. "

He just can't get a break. I do like how his lore since the Heresy is effectively, "He's too single-minded to do much more than rampage, but what a rampage it is, and many Grey Knights need to die to put him away again."

Postby **Dragaros** » July 9th, 2022, 9:56 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDwtsXVezAU

Postby **Dragaros** » July 9th, 2022, 9:56 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esoy_UJXJ8E

Postby **Dragaros** » July 9th, 2022, 9:56 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJr5ikrRZlA

Postby **Dragaros** » July 9th, 2022, 9:56 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZomfxOTC64

Postby **Dragaros** » July 9th, 2022, 9:57 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJSw_8dZCb0

Postby **Dragaros** » July 9th, 2022, 9:57 pm

https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/202 ... er-garden/

[[ "Which brings me to THE WINDS OF WINTER. Most of you know by now that I do not like to give detailed updates on WINDS. I am working on it, I have been working on it, I will continue to work on it. (Yes, I work on other things as well). I love nothing more than to surprise my readers with twists and turns they did not see coming, and I risk losing those moments if I go into too much detail. Spoilers, you know. Even saying that I am working on a Tyrion chapter, as I did last week, gives away the fact that Tyrion is not dead. Reading sample chapters at cons, or posting them on line, which I did for years, gives away even more. I actually quite enjoyed doing that, until the day came that I realized I had read and/or posted the first couple of hundred pages of WINDS, or thereabouts. If I had kept on with the readings, half the book might be out by now.
So I am not going to give you all any kind of detailed report on the book, but…
I will say this.
I have been at work in my winter garden. Things are growing… and changing, as does happen with us gardeners. Things twist, things change, new ideas come to me (thank you, muse), old ideas prove unworkable, I write, I rewrite, I restructure, I rip everything apart and rewrite again, I go through doors that lead nowhere, and doors that open on marvels.
Sounds mad, I know. But it’s how I write. Always has been. Always will be. For good or ill.
What I have noticed more and more of late, however, is my gardening is taking me further and further away from the television series. Yes, some of the things you saw on HBO in GAME OF THRONES you will also see in THE WINDS OF WINTER (though maybe not in quite the same ways)… but much of the rest will be quite different.
And really, when you think about it, this was inevitable. The novels are much bigger and much much more complex than the series. Certain things that happened on HBO will not happen in the books. And vice versa. I have viewpoint characters in the books never seen on the show: Victarion Greyjoy, Arianne Martell, Areo Hotah, Jon Connington, Aeron Damphair. They will all have chapters, and the things they do and say will impact the story and the major characters who were on the show. I have legions of secondary characters, not POVs but nonetheless important to the plot, who also figure in the story: Lady Stoneheart, Young Griff, the Tattered Prince, Penny, Brown Ben Plumm, the Shavepate, Marwyn the Mage, Darkstar, Jeyne Westerling. Some characters you saw in the show are quite different than the versions in the novels. Yarra Greyjoy is not Asha Greyjoy, and HBO’s Euron Greyjoy is way, way, way, way different from mine. Quaithe still has a part to play. So does Rickon Stark. And poor Jeyne Poole. And… well, the list is long. (And all this is part of why WINDS is taking so long. This is hard, guys).
Oh, and there will be new characters as well. No new viewpoints, I promise you that, but with all these journeys and battles and scheming to come, inevitably our major players will be encountering new people in lands far and near.
One thing I can say, in general enough terms that I will not be spoiling anything: not all of the characters who survived until the end of GAME OF THRONES will survive until the end of A SONG OF ICE & FIRE, and not all of the characters who died on GAME OF THRONES will die in A SONG OF ICE & FIRE. (Some will, sure. Of course. Maybe most. But definitely not all) ((Of course, I could change my mind again next week, with the next chapter I write. That’s gardening)).
And the ending? You will need to wait until I get there. Some things will be the same. A lot will not.
No doubt, once I am done, there will be huge debate about which version of the story is better. Some people will like my book, others will prefer the television show. And that’s fine, you pays your money and your make your choice. (I do fear that a certain proportion of fans are so angry about how long WINDS has taken me that they are prepared to hate the book, unread. That saddens me, but there nothing I can do about it, but write the best book that I can, and hope that when it comes out most fans will read it with clean hands and an open mind).
That’s all I can tell you right now. I need to get back to the garden. Tyrion is waiting for me." ]]

Postby **Vol** » July 10th, 2022, 12:17 am

What I have noticed more and more of late, however, is my gardening is taking me further and further away from the television series. Yes, some of the things you saw on HBO in GAME OF THRONES you will also see in THE WINDS OF WINTER (though maybe not in quite the same ways)… but much of the rest will be quite different.

Praise the Seven!

Victarion Greyjoy, Arianne Martell, Areo Hotah, Jon Connington, Aeron Damphair.

All of them except Martell were fun and interesting new characters, so that's good news.

Quaithe still has a part to play.

Yes! Asshai by the Shadow lives on! Next stop: The corpse city of Stygai!

And the ending? You will need to wait until I get there. Some things will be the same. A lot will not.

That is heartening. I do not believe he will live long enough to do this, but the spirit of what he's saying is good.

Postby **Dragaros** » July 10th, 2022, 9:33 pm

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Postby **Dragaros** » July 10th, 2022, 9:33 pm

Postby **Dragaros** » July 10th, 2022, 9:33 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ogIhWUxPyE

Postby **Dragaros** » July 10th, 2022, 9:33 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0MHoB-tJ0

Postby **Dragaros** » July 10th, 2022, 9:34 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OcEQfCABrM

Postby **Vol** » July 10th, 2022, 10:11 pm

Well, Achilles' tendons still hurt. Left one more than the right. Better than Thursday/Friday, though I still have no godly idea what injured them, as I hadn't done anything new or exerting. Like a burning sensation when I bear weight or turn the foot. Aspirin helps, so I'm hoping it's just inflammation that'll pass, in time, but that's gonna be difficult with a job that requires me to be on my feet. Fun, fun.

How're all of yous guys holding up?

Postby **TTTX** » July 11th, 2022, 5:36 am

Vol wrote:Well, Achilles' tendons still hurt. Left one more than the right. Better than Thursday/Friday, though I still have no godly idea what injured them, as I hadn't done anything new or exerting. Like a burning sensation when I bear weight or turn the foot. Aspirin helps, so I'm hoping it's just inflammation that'll pass, in time, but that's gonna be difficult with a job that requires me to be on my feet. Fun, fun.

How're all of yous guys holding up?

existing basically.

Postby **Mazder** » July 11th, 2022, 5:53 am

Vol wrote:How're all of yous guys holding up?

UK summer.
No aircon, no wind, no fun.
But doing okay so far. At least it's not ridiculous heat levels at the moment like back in 2020.

Postby **SciFlyBoy** » July 11th, 2022, 4:53 pm

Vol wrote: How're all of yous guys holding up?

I'm up to 4 pull ups and I can hang on a bar for 55 seconds. Is there a name difference between a traditional knuckles toward you wide pull up and a knuckles away from you fists together pull up?

Postby **Dragaros** » July 11th, 2022, 8:48 pm

Vol wrote:Well, Achilles' tendons still hurt. Left one more than the right. Better than Thursday/Friday, though I still have no godly idea what injured them, as I hadn't done anything new or exerting. Like a burning sensation when I bear weight or turn the foot. Aspirin helps, so I'm hoping it's just inflammation that'll pass, in time, but that's gonna be difficult with a job that requires me to be on my feet. Fun, fun.

How're all of yous guys holding up?

I'm good. No issues health wise, I keep in touch with friends and family, got a decent exercise routine going. Weather's been pretty nice this summer so far in my neck of the woods. The prices at the pump and at the grocery store are not fun though to say the least. And I should probably work up the courage to try my luck with dating again sooner rather than later. :lol:

Postby **Dragaros** » July 11th, 2022, 8:50 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-xYrHZr76U

Postby **Dragaros** » July 11th, 2022, 8:50 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krAkrXnGbZ8

Postby **Dragaros** » July 11th, 2022, 8:50 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6143-6yJ3-Y

Postby **Dragaros** » July 11th, 2022, 8:51 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW2wU0xW3x0

Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 12:00 am

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Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 12:00 am

"This first image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail. Thousands of galaxies – including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared – have appeared in Webb’s view for the first time. This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground."

Postby **Vol** » July 12th, 2022, 12:13 am

TTTX wrote:existing basically.

A good habit, keep it up!

Literally a few minutes ago, was reading a Wiki article on Kierkagaard, apparently a great Danish philosopher I only just heard of.

Mazder wrote:UK summer.
No aircon, no wind, no fun.
But doing okay so far. At least it's not ridiculous heat levels at the moment like back in 2020.

It's been a fairly mild summer over here so far. Despite our AC breaking down (30 years old) hasn't been insufferable. Spring was worse, oddly enough, got every hot and cold front coming out of the Gulf and Great Lakes respectively.

Anything neat happening around you?

SciFlyBoy wrote:I'm up to 4 pull ups and I can hang on a bar for 55 seconds. Is there a name difference between a traditional knuckles toward you wide pull up and a knuckles away from you fists together pull up?

Already going to surpass me, great job! Your lats starting to show yet?

Knuckles towards you, wide grip, is a pull up. Knuckles away, close grip, is a chin up. I do the latter because it uses the bicep more than the back, and my biceps are much stronger. Pull ups are way more back-focused.

Dragaros wrote:
I'm good. No issues health wise, I keep in touch with friends and family, got a decent exercise routine going. Weather's been pretty nice this summer so far in my neck of the woods. The prices at the pump and at the grocery store are not fun though to say the least. And I should probably work up the courage to try my luck with dating again sooner rather than later.

Sounds pleasant. Price-wise, if nothing else at least Banquet pot pies are still $.99. Milk fluctuates. Meat is turning into a luxury. Could be worse.

If you ever want advice on miss-reading signals and cultivating an aura that scares off women, just ask. :ugeek:

Postby **TTTX** » July 12th, 2022, 4:47 am

Vol wrote:A good habit, keep it up!

Literally a few minutes ago, was reading a Wiki article on Kierkagaard, apparently a great Danish philosopher I only just heard of.

there are a lot of great people in different countries you never hear about.

which is why I love history, you learn about a lot interesting people.

Postby **SciFlyBoy** » July 12th, 2022, 12:46 pm

James Webb images released today.

This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows the Southern Ring Nebula for the first time in mid-infrared light. It is a hot, dense white dwarf star, according to NASA. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via AP)

This image provided by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies captured by the Webb Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This mosaic was constructed from almost 1,000 separate image files, according to NASA. (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via AP)

This image provided by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies captured by the Webb Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via AP)

This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows the bright star at the center of NGC 3132, the Southern Ring Nebula, for the first time in near-infrared light. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via AP)

This image released by NASA on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, shows the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals previously obscured areas of star birth, according to NASA. (NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI via AP)

Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 7:22 pm

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https://www.warhammer-community.com/202 ... -the-warp/

Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 7:22 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhBJnMmV4Uc

Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 7:23 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ueds3EWAU

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIm39sYuKmw

Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 7:26 pm

Blizzard Suit 1: What can we do to bring back players?
Blizzard Suit 2: Unleash the upgraded assets. :lol:

Postby **Dragaros** » July 12th, 2022, 7:27 pm

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https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/world-o ... rofessions

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/world-o ... -and-rogue

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/heroes- ... uly-8-2022

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Postby **Vol** » July 12th, 2022, 11:49 pm

TTTX wrote:there are a lot of great people in different countries you never hear about.

which is why I love history, you learn about a lot interesting people.

Oh, I forgot to mention the relevance, lol.

He was an existential philosopher, one of his big theories was on the true self being in tension with the material self, or something. The point was, you, a Dane, talked about existing, and at the same time, I was reading about a Dane who wrote about existing.

Though I did read a little about history today. Mostly about the Somme/Verdun, which is more bleak than interesting.

SciFlyBoy wrote:James Webb images released today.

Roughly how many million/billion years in the past would the light from those be?

Dragaros wrote:Blizzard Suit 1: What can we do to bring back players?
Blizzard Suit 2: Unleash the upgraded assets.

If boobs are forbidden, _double down on the ass_. And what lovely asses they be. Ahoy. Avast. Yarrrr, plunder the booty.

Postby **TTTX** » July 13th, 2022, 6:40 am

Vol wrote:Oh, I forgot to mention the relevance, lol.

He was an existential philosopher, one of his big theories was on the true self being in tension with the material self, or something. The point was, you, a Dane, talked about existing, and at the same time, I was reading about a Dane who wrote about existing.

Though I did read a little about history today. Mostly about the Somme/Verdun, which is more bleak than interesting.

sounds about right.

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