Goodies of the week! Subsim store and Amazon

[Jimbuna]

Welcome to SubSim backslashUSA....every little helps :salute:

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 1: 1000-1400 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000061LX/ref=s9_simh_co_p15_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=left-1&pf_rd_r=0SRBR1221318M4Q4B1CQ&pf_rd_t=3201&pf_rd_p=1280661682&pf_rd_i=typ01)

[frau kaleun]

Rectangular Waste Bin,Steel Mesh,10x16-7/10x14-7/10,Black (http://www.amazon.com/Rectangular-Waste-Steel-10x16-7-10x14-7/dp/B001ASD9P4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369876375&sr=8-1&keywords=B001ASD9P4)

2 x 9/16" Single Cell Blackout Cordless Cellular Shades (http://www.amazon.com/Single-Blackout-Cordless-Cellular-Shades/dp/B004VRLI0O/ref=sr_1_4?s=furniture&ie=UTF8&qid=1369877997&sr=1-4&keywords=cordless)

[Sailor Steve]

Umm...if they're cordless, how do they work?

Also:
Offer excellent insulation problems and the block out the light.
I think they might want to rethink their choice of benefits. :rotfl2:

[frau kaleun]

Umm...if they're cordless, how do they work?

They have a small bottom rail that you just raise and lower with your hand, and then it stays where you put it. Sometimes there's a little tab that sticks out right in the middle that works like a handle, you just grasp that and raise and lower. At least that's how they work in the displays in the stores, so I'm assuming these will be the same. I just need something to put in the office windows so I can get rid of the frilly blue curtains and valance and block out that merciless late afternoon sunshine.

I think they might want to rethink their choice of benefits. :rotfl2:

Lol, I didn't even see that. I guess it should be "benefits" and not "problems." Supposedly these help insulate the room by capturing air that would otherwise get through the glass behind them although with these windows that's really not a problem.

[Sailor Steve]

X-Acto Precision Saw Set (http://www.amazon.com/Xacto-X75300-Precision-Razor-Saw/dp/B00004Z2U4/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1370104275&sr=1-1&keywords=x-acto+saw)

[HW3]

A real nice saw Steve! I had one years ago when I was a model railroader.:up:

:subsim:

[Sailor Steve]

Cantigas de Amigo (http://www.amazon.com/Cantigas-Amigo-Friend-Ensemble-Alcatraz/dp/B00004UDER/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1370181367&sr=1-1&keywords=ensemble+alcatraz) by Ensemble Alcatraz. I got a "like new" used copy for half the list price, and it still qualified for Prime! :sunny:

A real nice saw Steve! I had one years ago when I was a model railroader.:up:
Same here. I'm amazed at all the stuff I've lost over the years and had to replace. This one's a necessity.

[desertstriker]

Thermafreeze Reusable Ice Pack Sheets / Ice Packs -10 Extra Large Sheets - 10 x 15 inch sheets (4 x 6 cells = 24 large cells each, 240 cells total)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AG88G4S/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3T1NPVOR4XUOR

[HW3]

Men on Strike: Why Men are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream - and Why it Matters.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594036756/ref=pe_309540_26725410_item

:subsim:

[frau kaleun]

Le Creuset Stoneware Large 2-3/4-Quart Utensil Crock, Blue

4 x Fiesta 24-Ounce Gusto Bowl, Cobalt

4 x Fiesta 9-Inch, 13-1/4-Ounce Rim Soup Bowl, Plum

Keurig K10 White Mini Plus Single Cup Personal Brewer

[Herr-Berbunch]

My goodness, you sure like your bowls don't you! :doh:

:O:

[frau kaleun]

My goodness, you sure like your bowls don't you! :doh:

:O:

Well, I should've just gotten eight of each last time because I knew I'd end up wanting them. Instead I only bought four of each and I have everything else in sets of eight and now my cupboard is all out of balance. :haha:

[Sailor Steve]

I must be some kind of savage pagan vandal barbarian. I have one of everything. I bought a set of four drinking glasses more than a year ago, and I've never used them. I drink out of the oversized Santa mug my kids gave me 25 years ago. I have a few other cups I've collected over the years. None of them match. I eat out of store-brand cheap imitation tupperware bowls. I have two, one for cereal and the other for microwaving stuff in.

And I wonder why no one ever visits me.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I would but it's too far, I can't afford it, and my passport has lapsed.

[frau kaleun]

I would but then I remember that he lives in Utah. :O:

[frau kaleun]

6 x Stylemaster Elegance Sheer 1000 Twist 60-Inch by 95-Inch Voile Panel, White

[Red October1984]

Here goes Frau buying 60x95 flat boards strategically called "Panels" :O:

[Sailor Steve]

I think we're back to the random posting of giberish just to look cool. :O:

[frau kaleun]

THEY'RE CURTAINS YOU BARBARIANS. What do you have covering your windows, animal pelts and plywood? :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Now that you mention it... :D


Ug read post one...two...three times now. No see "curtains" anywhere.

Ug confused.

Okay.

Ug always confused.

[frau kaleun]

Panel curtains (http://www.panelcurtain.net/).

I'd think the words "sheer" and "voile" would be a dead giveaway, but maybe not. :D

[Red October1984]

I think we're back to the random posting of giberish just to look cool. :O:

Nope. I don't care about looking cool. I know it'll never happen. :shucks:

THEY'RE CURTAINS YOU BARBARIANS. What do you have covering your windows, animal pelts and plywood? :O:

PLYWOOD CURTAINS!

http://jbolande.com/img/fu/6-ply-curtains.jpg

BAM! :O:

[desertstriker]

Good one redoctober :k_rofl:
as for Frau Kaleun well we aren't barbarians because we are slightly higher on the evolution tree but not by far :har: so we are elite barbarians or something a little higher maybe homocomputicussapian :haha:

[Sailor Steve]

I'd think the words "sheer" and "voile" would be a dead giveaway, but maybe not. :D
You're giving stuff away now? Do I have be dead to get something? Will it be something sheer I can wear in my coffin?

Actually I'm not sure I want to know. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Codex Engelberg: Music of Late Middle Ages (http://www.amazon.com/Codex-Engelberg-Music-Late-Middle/dp/B00000E6VO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1370785708&sr=8-5&keywords=schola+cantorum+basiliensis), by Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

[frau kaleun]

2 x LumiSource Doe Li Touch-On 19-Inch Metal Table Lamp with Frosted-Glass Shade (http://www.amazon.com/LumiSource-Touch-On-19-Inch-Metal-Frosted-Glass/dp/B001LEHZLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370796994&sr=8-1&keywords=B001LEHZLG)

[Sailor Steve]

Ooh, them's cute. A little small to wear on your head when you're drunk, though.

[frau kaleun]

Ooh, them's cute. A little small to wear on your head when you're drunk, though.

Don't be ridiculous, I would never do such a thing.

If I get drunk I'm totally wearing the Jedi Knight lampshade on my head. Why else do you think I bought it? :O:

Edit:

Perfect Fit 180 Thread-Count Cotton Euro Square Pillow, White

2 x Duck Brand 855145 Non-Adhesive Smooth Top Easy Shelf Liner, Jumbo Roll, 12-Inch Wide x 20-Feet Long, White

[Red October1984]

Perfect Fit 180 Thread-Count Cotton Euro Square Pillow, White

Here they go again with the Perfect Fit.

Newsflash: NOTHING IS PEFRECT!* :timeout:


*However there are some things that come pretty darn close.

[HW3]

http://www.amazon.com/None-Dare-Call-It-Treason/dp/0899667252

:subsim:

[Sailor Steve]

Amistad (http://www.amazon.com/Amistad/dp/B005DN5BE4/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1371148100&sr=1-1&keywords=amistad)

[Sailor Steve]

1/72 scale WW1 British Infantry (http://www.amazon.com/Airfix-A01727-British-Infantry-Figures/dp/B00169PRUW/ref=pd_sim_t_1)

[Sailor Steve]

The Last of the Troubadours: The Art and Times of Guiraut Riquier 1230-1292 (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Troubadours-Martin-Medieval-Ensem/dp/B0000037DJ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1371398156&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Last+of+the+Troubadours), by Martin Best Consort.

I was going to buy the download version for $8.99, then I saw they had a "Used - Like New" version for $8.73 with 2-day free shipping, so I said "I get the disc and all - and it costs less?" Cool! :rock:

[Onkel Neal]

The Last of the Troubadours: The Art and Times of Guiraut Riquier 1230-1292 (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Troubadours-Martin-Medieval-Ensem/dp/B0000037DJ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1371398156&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Last+of+the+Troubadours), by Martin Best Consort.

I was going to buy the download version for $8.99, then I saw they had a "Used - Like New" version for $8.73 with 2-day free shipping, so I said "I get the disc and all - and it costs less?" Cool! :rock:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6754

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl2:

You threatened and you followed through! OUCH!

Of course that picture is so totally unrealistic. I would never have a girlie pinup calendar. My pinups are all naked ships and airplanes (and a history of Ferrari F1 cars). :O:

Still, I'm honored by the...honor, and...um...speechless. Still saddened to see Frau K's cool picture gone. Good thing I downloaded the full-sized one when you put it up.

Li'l secret. My real pinup is that Frau K picture. Could even make me vote for Skyrim. :rock:
Don't tell her I said so, though. Wouldn't want it to go to her head.

[Red October1984]

:rotfl2:

You threatened and you followed through! OUCH!

Neal Stevens does what Neal Stevens wants. :salute:

Of course that picture is so totally unrealistic. I would never have a girlie pinup calendar. My pinups are all naked ships and airplanes (and a history of Ferrari F1 cars). :O:

:hmmm: I've got a Submarine Poster, St. Louis Cardinals poster, a painting of an airplane in the clouds, a signed painting of some US Army stuff and I'm wanting some more Subs to put up. :yep:

I bet you're surprised that I don't have a poster of Jennifer Lawrence given how much I post about her.... Well...I don't yet have a poster. :D

Still, I'm honored by the...honor, and...um...speechless. Still saddened to see Frau K's cool picture gone. Good thing I downloaded the full-sized one when you put it up.

I just now noticed that FK's picture is gone! :o NOOO!

Although I like Steve's picture too. :rotfl2:

Li'l secret. My real pinup is that Frau K picture. Could even make me vote for Skyrim. :rock:
Don't tell her I said so, though. Wouldn't want it to go to her head.

I like FK's picture too....

@ Neal, can we put these pictures in some sort of Hall of Honor Thread? Or even that Subsim Hall of Fame that has been talked about.... Frau Kaleun, Sailor Steve, and whoever is going to be next...

...I'm thinking Jimbuna..... :hmmm:

[Onkel Neal]

You mean :Kaleun_Wink: this (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=796)?

[Red October1984]

*facepalm*

Exactly... :yep:

I missed that... :dead:

My next Amazon Order is going to be through Subsim. It won't be enough to have a special picture made of me...

Quite frankly, I'm kind of scared of what might be in that picture...

[frau kaleun]

:rotfl2:

Li'l secret. My real pinup is that Frau K picture. Could even make me vote for Skyrim. :rock:
Don't tell her I said so, though. Wouldn't want it to go to her head.

TOO LATE!!! :O:

[Jimbuna]

@ Neal, can we put these pictures in some sort of Hall of Honor Thread? Or even that Subsim Hall of Fame that has been talked about.... Frau Kaleun, Sailor Steve, and whoever is going to be next...

...I'm thinking Jimbuna..... :hmmm:

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1129/jlkz.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/jlkz.jpg/)

[Red October1984]

Nice Jimbuna! :03:

[Jimbuna]

Only after he's been fed and watered.

[Sailor Steve]

Celestial Hierarchy (http://www.amazon.com/Hildegard-Von-Bingen-Celestial-Hierarc-Sequentia/dp/B00BN1QVZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371904166&sr=8-1&keywords=sequentia+hildegard+celestial), by Sequentia.

This is a pre-order, so they won't be taking the money out until July 2.

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 2: 1400-1500 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-2-1400-1500/dp/B0000061LY/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1371994388&sr=1-2&keywords=sequentia+century+classics).

[frau kaleun]

Cuisinart CTG-04-NFT Barrell Handle Fish Turner

OXO Good Grips Spice Jar Measuring Spoons

Cuisinart CTG-00-BCR7 Barrel Crock with Tools, Set of 7

Cuisinart CTG-08-S7T Stainless Steel 7-Piece Kitchen Tool Set

CIA Masters Collection 6 Piece Measuring Spoon Set

Cuisinart CTG-00-9STN Silicone-Tipped 9-Inch Tongs

Cuisinart CTG-04-FK Barrell Handle Nylon, Fork

Cuisinart CTG-04-WT Barrell Handle Nylon, Wide Turner

Pourfect 12-Piece Plus Leveler Measuring Spoon Set, Caviar

[Sailor Steve]

Sounds like someone's planning to cook for the whole boat. :D

[frau kaleun]

Sounds like someone's planning to cook for the whole boat. :D

I am so tired of cheap measuring spoons (and I usually keep 3-4 sets on hand) and cheap utensils that either bend or break or get all melty when you use them in the way they were supposedly designed to be used.

So I'm splurging on decent ones for a change, while I've got the money. :D

Edit: just added Copco 2555-0186 Non-Skid Cabinet Turntable, 18-Inch to the order, which should solve the problem of the huge portion of my peninsula countertop that I can't reach when I'm prepping and cooking.

[frau kaleun]

West Bend 68303 2-3/4-Quart Iced-Tea Maker

[Jimbuna]

Never tasted iced tea but I believe Steve drinks it on occasion.

Much prefer my ice in a G&T :03:

[Gerald]

Never tasted iced tea but I believe Steve drinks it on occasion.

Much prefer my ice in a G&T :03: Gordon! :03:

[Jimbuna]

Larios when abroad.

[Gerald]

I see :)

[frau kaleun]

1 x National Mfg Co 8X10 Wht Shelf Bracket N218-925 Bracket Shelf

[Herr-Berbunch]

1 x National Mfg Co 8X10 Wht Shelf Bracket N218-925 Bracket Shelf

Woah! That's not a pillow, a bowl, or anything to do with cooking for the boot. :o Who are you, and what have you done with our Frau?

[frau kaleun]

Woah! That's not a pillow, a bowl, or anything to do with cooking for the boot. :o Who are you, and what have you done with our Frau?

I'm the person who went to Lowe's to buy a shelf bracket and ended up spending $100. :haha:

Realized after I got home that I should've bought two brackets, and in the interests of my sanity and pocketbook ordered a second one from Amazon instead of returning to Lowe's for it. At least with Amazon I have the option of x-ing out of my shopping trip immediately after buying the one small item I actually went there to get. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

Warship 2013 (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1844862054/ref=pe_385040_30332190_pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1 _dp_1).
Last year I pre-ordered the 2012 edition, then cancelled it. Six months later they were going for $100 or more. This year I decided not to make that mistake again. I pre-ordered this year's volume early last month, and my price was four dollars less than the list price.

[frau kaleun]

Rite Lite LPL1010W Wireless 10 LED Slim Under Cabinet Light, White

[Sailor Steve]

Really need to admire that new brace, eh? :O:

[frau kaleun]

Really need to admire that new brace, eh? :O:

Now that you mention it, the light is really pointless unless I replace the wooden cabinet doors with glass ones so my handiwork is on display 24/7. :hmmm:

I should also prolly rig up something that plays the Ode To Joy every time someone opens the cupboard. :haha:

But seriously - the light will go over the kitchen sink. :sunny:

[frau kaleun]

Pyrex Prepware 2-Cup Measuring Cup, Clear with Red Measurements

OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Angled Measuring Cup Set

Pourfect 9-Piece Measuring Cup Set, Blue Willow

Pyrex Prepware 1-Cup Measuring Cup, Clear with Red Measurements

Pyrex Prepware 1-Quart Measuring Cup, Clear with Red Measurements

RSVP 6-Piece Stainless Steel Nesting Measuring Cup Set

[Red October1984]

I should also prolly rig up something that plays the Ode To Joy every time someone opens the cupboard. :haha:

That would be hilarious if you rigged it to play the sounds of gunshots, explosions, or screams.

"Hey Tom, will you get me a plate from that cabinet?"

"Sure. Let me jus- OH MY GOD!"

:rotfl2:

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Download: Le Troubador Guiraut Riquier (http://www.amazon.com/Guiraut-Riquier-Le-troubadour/dp/B004FZW4C8/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372611859&sr=301-1), by Ensemble Perceval.

[Red October1984]

I'm going over to Amazon to preview this music. I'm too curious.

:hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

Warship 1992. Used, like new, good price.

[frau kaleun]

InterDesign Formbu Wallmount Paper Towel Holder, Bamboo/Brushed Stainless Steel

[Red October1984]

Some of that music on your last MP3 Purchase was kind of interesting. :up:

You must really love that stuff to buy album after album of it. :)

[Sailor Steve]

Actually I love most types of music to one degree or another. I got into the old stuff when a bandmate loaned me a huge amount of CDs. He really loved Mozart, and I started getting into Bach. When I got curious as to what came before Bach I was shocked. There were hundreds of Baroque composers, and before them came the Renaissance. Before that was the Medieval period.

My real problem is that I'm a completist. Obsessive-compulsive. If I like one album from a particular band I have to have everything they did, whether I like it all or not. I have to have it in the proper order, and it has to be dated. Once I started liking the Medieval period I had to start collecting everything I could. It's part love and part addiction. I figure if I hold myself to ten dollars per week or less I should be alright.

[Red October1984]

Actually I love most types of music to one degree or another. I got into the old stuff when a bandmate loaned me a huge amount of CDs. He really loved Mozart, and I started getting into Bach. When I got curious as to what came before Bach I was shocked. There were hundreds of Baroque composers, and before them came the Renaissance. Before that was the Medieval period.

My real problem is that I'm a completist. Obsessive-compulsive. If I like one album from a particular band I have to have everything they did, whether I like it all or not. I have to have it in the proper order, and it has to be dated. Once I started liking the Medieval period I had to start collecting everything I could. It's part love and part addiction. I figure if I hold myself to ten dollars per week or less I should be alright.

I see...

:hmmm:

I like a bunch of different kinds of music. Classical type stuff hasn't been one of them. I always hated it because in Kindergarten the teacher would play it at nap time and it would keep me awake instead of put me to sleep. :O:

[frau kaleun]

Grayline 40504, Two Shelf Spice Rack, White (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000ULC34/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER/t_blank)
Grayline 40552, 3 Shelf Gourmet Spice Rack, White (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MY6A3E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER/t_blank)
Grayline 40231, Door or Wall Wrap Rack, White (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HJ99RO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER/t_blank)
Grayline 40501, Large Cabinet Rack, White (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HJ76HO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER/t_blank)
Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Pure Pizza Cutter (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G9UHS8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A17JMGFJQ7S29T/t_blank)

Okay so that's (IMO) a lot of money for a pizza cutter, but I've been through 2-3 cheaper ones and hated every last one of them. I have Zwilling JA Henckels flatware and it is AWESOME. But mostly I confess I picked this one because of the first review I read, which follows:

I sat there in the deepest reaches of my kitchen, battling the heat of the pizza. Flames shot out from the oven below nearly scorching me, ending my young life before I've had a chance to retire or finish the second season of Jersey Shore.

I saw it amidst the plumes of italian-seasoned steam now encircling me. Excalibur, blade of legend, delivered to King Arthur by a naked woman in a lake. Or was it? Was it possibly.. the Pizza Cutter I purchased from Amazon.com, which was delivered in two days due to my Prime Subscription?

I hefted the circular blades hilt in my hand; Yes, a force to be reckoned with. But, it may have been too late; with its polished aluminum exterior, glistening like the aurora-borealis, I saw them approaching from behind; children, in droves, and hungry.

For Pizza.

I pressed down but slightly on the golden brown crust and it gave way without any effort; "is this possible?", I thought to myself as I effortlessly cut through the pizza. Each and every arc of my hand was true of aim; no wobble like lesser blades.

And so the beast was quelled, and the horde of small ones were satisfied for but one more night. Excalibur, king of all swords, rests atop my counter in his throne of glory, ready to slice and dice any and all pizzas that come before him.

Any pizza cutter that can inspire something like that is worth twenty-five bucks in my book. :haha:

[Red October1984]

Any pizza cutter that can inspire something like that is worth twenty-five bucks in my book. :haha:

I just want to find that guy and give him an award for that review. :har: :rock:

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 3: 1500-1600 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-3-1500-1600/dp/B0000061LZ/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1HHNBU9RRJAFP)

Used for $2.75.

[Sailor Steve]

I like a bunch of different kinds of music. Classical type stuff hasn't been one of them. I always hated it because in Kindergarten the teacher would play it at nap time and it would keep me awake instead of put me to sleep. :O:
And there's the bigger part of the problem. The difference between Medieval and Classical is as big as the difference between The Beatles and Metallica. The difference between Renaissance and Romantic is as big as the difference between Chuck Berry and Green Day. Anywhere you look you'll find things you like and a lot more you don't. It's all in the understanding.

[frau kaleun]

Hope it works the same as any other purchase, just bought season one of Game of Thrones using the link. Should be queued up on my watchlist so I'm off to see what all the fuss is about. :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

Yesterday I had my first bad time ever with Prime. I've been watching season 1 of Justified. An episode was just finishing up and rather than use the Escape button I moved the cursor to click on the Normal Screen tab. Just as I pushed the mouse button the show ended and it went back to the normal screen automatically. Guess what's right under the Normal Screen Tab? The Purchase Season With 1 Click button!

I called them right away and was told that they never refunded money for Prime Instant Video purchases. I said their policy made sense because someone could buy it, watch all the episodes and then ask for a refund, but why would I do that when I was already watching it for free? Also if I was going to purchase it I would buy the discs so I could see all the goodies as well. Of course that's only half true because after watching the first three seasons of Sons Of Anarchy for free I was hooked and bought the new seasons as they came out.

She was very understanding and said she would look into the buttons being in exactly the wrong place so that could happen. She also said that she would refund my money, partly for the reasons I mentioned but mainly because I had called within a couple of minutes after making the purchase, so obviously I couldn't have time to watch anything.

Anyway, once again the folks at Amazon show excellent customer service.

[Red October1984]

And there's the bigger part of the problem. The difference between Medieval and Classical is as big as the difference between The Beatles and Metallica. The difference between Renaissance and Romantic is as big as the difference between Chuck Berry and Green Day. Anywhere you look you'll find things you like and a lot more you don't. It's all in the understanding.

I see. :hmmm:

There's a local radio station that plays operas and classical music at night. I listen to it when I'm out at night sometimes. To a certain extent, I can listen to it. It's good, I'll give it that. :up:

The Renaissance Music is something which I haven't listened to at all. (Save the preview on amazon).

[Sailor Steve]

Here's a quick rundown.

Ancient: Anything Before Christ. Usually only fragments are left, written on clay tablets. It's almost impossible to decipher, but recreations of instruments are made based on found artifacts and ancient paintins of musicians. The music is mostly guessed at, based on what scholars think it may have sounded like. At least it's authentic as far as the instruments are concerned.

Medieval: A huge diverse range covering a period from AD 300 to 1400 - more than a thousand years. Sometime in the 200s a Bishop (whose name is known, but I forget) declared that church music should be sung without instruments. This led to a huge variety of chants. In the 300s Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, created the liturgy he wanted, dictating the type of prayer and the type of chant that would be official. Ambrose has an interesting history of his own.

In the 600s Pope Gregory the First ('the Great') did the same for the liturgy of the whole Church. Unfortunately for him, but fortunately for us, the Milanese church rebelled and said they'd keep their own chant, thank you very much. The Church down south at Benevento said they would also keep their own.

Around the year 1025 a monk named Guido d'Arezzo put together several theories people had been playing around with and created modern musical notation. The first things that were written down were the Gregorian Chants. Fortunately they also copied down the rival Ambrosian, Beneventan, Cistercian, Corsican and the Old Roman Chant that predated the Gregorian.

It's fairly certain that minstrels with instruments had been active all this time, but unfortunately none of their work was written down, so almost a thousand years of singer-songwriter material is lost forever. In Moorish Spain, however, a lot of Arabic music was also collected and written down.

As soon as the chants were preserved in writing people began experimenting with them. By 1200 polyphonic chant (chant with harmonies) was being created in Paris. During this period secular musicians learned the new theories and began writing down their stuff, creating the period of the Troubadours. The main instruments were the lute (predecessor of the guitar) and the hurdy-gurdy, on which the left hand turns a crank which spins a big resin wheel while the right hand presses keys which push down strings against the wheel, creating a sound something like a viola. And of course they had drums.

They also had organs. There had been water-powered organs going back to ancient Greece, and in the 1100s the first pipe organs were developed. These were small instruments powered by a bellows. A helper would pump while the musician played.

The Renaissance is considered to have lasted from 1400 to 1600, with a lot of leeway, crossover, and arguments among experts as to what really happened when. This was the period of the Tudors in England - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth I. It was the period of Columbus and the period of Drake. The coming of the printing press made music available for everyone, since many copies could be printed rather than copying each sheet by hand. Of course this was also true for books, but that's another story.

People in this period began experimenting with ever more elaborate harmonies. Large choirs were developed, and church music began to be accompanied by strings and brass horns. The first violas were developed in the late 1400s.

It was also around this time that the first harpsichords were developed, creating a whole new sound.

The Baroque period is conventionally accepted as lasting from 1600 to 1730. This is the period during which the large church organ became popular. It was also during this period that the piano was created. The Baroque saw the first operas. It was the period of names which everybody has heard, even if not familiar with the music: Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Teleman, Vivaldi.

Music in the Baroque era became more formalized, and rather than being hired players at various courts the composers began to become kings themselves, giving independent concerts and being increasingly famous.

The Classical era (1730-1820) saw the coming of large orchestras. It was the period of the American and French Revolutions, the era of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

The Romantic era (1815-1910) was the period of the American Civil War and the formation of modern Europe. It was the age of steam power and spans the era from the first trains to the first airplanes. It was the age of continued refinement in music, and includes such legendary names as Paganini and Schubert. It was also the time of growth for 'poplular' music (not music that's popular as we know it, but the music of the populace, or common people). Names such as Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin gave music to the average working person, and 19th-century folk music led the way to 20th-century jazz, blues and finally rock.

'Classical' music is still being written today, but it's not my thing either. Maybe someday.

[Red October1984]

^^^^

Learned more from that than from any music class I've taken. :yeah:

Cleared it up a bit for me. Thanks!

[Sailor Steve]

Treasure trove! Amazon sent me an email advertising boxed sets for cheap. Normally I ignore these offers because I'm not interested in getting "What's new in Classical Music." This time they offered the right stuff for the right price.

MP3 Downloads:

Big Schubert Box Set (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3FGIMS/ref=dm_ty_trk) - 130 songs for $0.99

Big Beethoven Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Beethoven-Box/dp/B00AOMZHSO/ref=sr_shvl_album_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1373297332&sr=301-3) - 176 songs for $2.99

Big Tchaikovsky Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Tchaikovsky-Box/dp/B0080K06JW/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=05S3ZZHD3RRB5HVR8RVS) - 80 songs for $2.99

Big Brahms Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Brahms-Box/dp/B0080K3X4M/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=0PPQBD4EXGV7R9YCAT1G) - 94 songs for $2.99

Big Mahler Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Mahler-Box-Bach-Guild/dp/B008J7G5LO/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=0MF8SZ4SMKFFNRKSVSTM) - 92 songs for $2.99

Bigger Bach Box (http://www.amazon.com/Bigger-Bach-Set/dp/B00C0QHX02/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=02CXP4EMCRJ1DMWNCJTC) - 293 songs for $2.99

Big Vivaldi Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Vivaldi-Box/dp/B00BPEWWFG/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=0PFR1RXKK03EE5Q875AH) - 138 songs for $2.99

Bach: Complete Organ Works (http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Complete-Organ-VoxBox-Edition/dp/B00CVHEIVW/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=09GMN4802HCC1FW3GYK4) - 284 songs for $0.99

Big Mozart Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Mozart-Box/dp/B00B5Q7M90/ref=pd_sim_dmusic_a_14) - 131 songs for $2.99

That's it for now. There was more to be had, but I wasn't sure if I wanted them or not. I can decide later.

Meanwhile, I have picked up almost 900 pieces of music, more than 60 hours' worth, for a whopping $23.00!

I'm happy. :sunny:

[edit] I'm even happier! It turns out I had a couple of promotional gift items from some of the albums I've purchased. They got applied automagically and my total cost was only $20.00! WOOHOO!

[HW3]

Bigger Bach Box (http://www.amazon.com/Bigger-Bach-Set/dp/B00C0QHX02/ref=pd_typ_m_sp?ie=UTF8&refRID=02CXP4EMCRJ1DMWNCJTC) - 293 songs for $2.99

:/\\k:

[Sailor Steve]

Techi-Edge #11 Hobby Blades (http://www.amazon.com/Techni-Edge-11-Hobby-Blades/dp/B0006GBSXG/ref=pd_sbs_op_1)

Need some new X-Acto blades. These are half the price and reviews say there is no diffence in performance. We'll see.

[Sailor Steve]

Chansons (http://www.amazon.com/Chansons-Ensemble-Gilles-Binchois/dp/B000CEBOPE/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1373809460&sr=1-1&keywords=ensemble+gilles+binchois+chansons), by Ensemble Gilles Binchois.

[frau kaleun]

Shun DMS0910 Classic 9-Piece Block Set

[Sailor Steve]

What is it? What is it? Can I see? Huh? Huh?

Oh dang. Made me look.

Oh! My! Giddy! Aunt! Those better be some nice knives!

On the other hand, it's cheap compared to some of the other sets they have listed.

Seriously, they do look nice. :sunny:

[frau kaleun]

What is it? What is it? Can I see? Huh? Huh?

Oh dang. Made me look.

Oh! My! Giddy! Aunt! Those better be some nice knives!

On the other hand, it's cheap compared to some of the other sets they have listed.

Seriously, they do look nice. :sunny:

I have dreamed of a set of Shun knives for a long time. They sell them at Jungle Jim's and when my sister worked there she could use her employee discount to knock something off the retail price, which is... steep, to say the least. I looked at one of the paring knives once, probably the cheapest one of the line, and it was almost $100. Pretty sure the set I just bought has an MSRP of around $1500 and buying each knife separately might jack the total up even higher.

I have two knives from that particular line already, since my sister was getting them for me as Christmas presents, and I luuuuurve them. You can hold them up to the light and the blades are... whatcha call it... well, they have the markings in them from where the steel was folded over and over again during forging, like the blade of a samurai sword, they are just so beautiful. Striations? Anyway - SO PRETTY! Oh yeah and they're real sharp and cut stuff too. :O:

Anyhoo she no longer works there now so that well's dried up. :wah: I never even asked for them back when she was getting the discount, she just knew I wanted Shun knives and knew what pieces I could use the most. They're too expensive to ask for as a gift, I would just never do it.

So I've been watching this particular set - which has pretty much everything I'd want/use and don't already have, plus a block to hold them and the two I've already got - for a while now. The price has dropped a bit but I was mostly worried about the availability. I was really hoping to rack up more rewards points before buying and maybe pick them up in a month or so as a birthday present to myself but it went from 13 available last week to 5 available today and I don't know if they'll get more in stock, that line could be discontinued for all I know. So I bit the bullet and ordered them. I did have over $140 in rewards which helped some.

Already got the space on my counter marked off and saved for them. :D I suppose two knife blocks full of knives is a but much, but... I really, really like knives. :O:

[nikimcbee]

Camera died. Ordered a new one.:woot:

[Sailor Steve]

I really, really like knives. :O:
If I ever get a chance to visit, please talk me out of it. :shifty:

[frau kaleun]

If I ever get a chance to visit, please talk me out of it. :shifty:

Oh come on, it's not like that. Besides I can't get rid of the other block, it's the only one that'll hold the cleaver. :O:

[Jimbuna]

Oh come on, it's not like that. Besides I can't get rid of the other block, it's the only one that'll hold the cleaver. :O:

Just the thought scares me :o

[frau kaleun]

Just the thought scares me :o

http://seriousnessly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stock-footage-cartoon-of-wolf-pinned-by-flying-meat-cleavers.jpg

[Jimbuna]

^ :har:

[Sailor Steve]

The Dante Troubadours (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QR16V4/ref=dm_ty_trk), by the Martin Best Ensemble.

[Sailor Steve]

eForCity Remanufactured HP 61XL (CH564WN) Ink Cartridge, Color (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055QJZRS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

[frau kaleun]

Wall Organizer -Plastic Mop, Broom, and Long-Handled Tool or Sports Equipment Holder System-Mount on the Wall in Your Home's Kitchen or Garage - Hang Items Securely- Great Storage Idea for Staying Organized-Best Lifetime Guarantee (http://www.amazon.com/Organizer--Plastic-Long-Handled-Equipment-System-Mount/dp/B00CB6W1QW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374594135&sr=8-1&keywords=B00CB6W1QW)








Look, I don't write the item names, I just buy the stuff. :O:

[Sailor Steve]

That's not an item description - that's a three-page advertisement (or a midnight commercial)!
:rotfl2:

[frau kaleun]

That's not an item description - that's a three-page advertisement (or a midnight commercial)!
:rotfl2:

"I don't know, Bob, somehow 'broom rack' just doesn't seem enticing enough. Is there some way we can work every possible relevant or appealing keyword into this thing? There is? Good, then let's do that."

[HW3]

2014 Duck Dynasty Year of the Beard Wall Calendar

Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle

Duck Dynasty: Season 3 DVD

The Duck Commander Devotional

:subsim:

[frau kaleun]

Channel Vision Coaxial Tap Splitter - 6DB Line Tap - 2 Way
GE TL26530 Line Cord (50 Ft., White, 4-Conductor)
Norpro 3-Piece Stainless Steel Funnel Set
Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Starter Kit
OXO Good Grips Soap Dispensing Dish Scrub Refills, 2-Pack

Don't know if this was worth reporting - I used rewards points for the purchase and ended up paying less than $5 for the whole order.

[desertstriker]

Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001XAOLQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A26HCQHWLYNPIP) - Jürgen Prochnow; DVD
$17.49 (finally replacing my VHS directors cut copy)
Medal of Honor 10th Anniversary Bundle (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001E6DG6Y/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AGYUU318PHJM6) - Electronic Arts; DVD-ROM
$12.49

[Sailor Steve]

2" x 30" x 72" Upholstery Foam Cushion (http://www.amazon.com/Murano-Home-Furnishing-Mu-30-Sheet/dp/B0058KFVB0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hg_1)

[Red October1984]

So with this, how does this work?

Do I just put stuff in my amazon cart, click the link at the top and then checkout? :hmmm:

[frau kaleun]

No, you need to click the link from here before you do any shopping. The various Amazon links at Subsim will lead you to Amazon.com... once you get there from here, then start shopping - put stuff in your cart and then go through with the purchase as you would usually do. As long as you stay in the same browser window/session from the time you follow the link here to Amazon until you complete your purchase, anything you buy during that session should result in Subsim getting a small cut of what you spend.

[Red October1984]

No, you need to click the link from here before you do any shopping. The various Amazon links at Subsim will lead you to Amazon.com... once you get there from here, then start shopping - put stuff in your cart and then go through with the purchase as you would usually do. As long as you stay in the same browser window/session from the time you follow the link here to Amazon until you complete your purchase, anything you buy during that session should result in Subsim getting a small cut of what you spend.

Okay. Thanks! I'll try.

:salute:

[Red October1984]

STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl

Destination Tokyo

:woot:

Finally did it!

[Sailor Steve]

Good on yaz! Now you should get a post here from Neal saying that it went through.

Emphasis on the word "should". :O:

[Jimbuna]

Good on yaz! Now you should get a post here from Neal saying that it went through.

Emphasis on the word "should". :O:

LOL :)

[Red October1984]

Good on yaz! Now you should get a post here from Neal saying that it went through.

Emphasis on the word "should". :O:

The thing is....it didn't actually go through. :oops:

Something about my prepaid credit card information not entered correctly.

[Sailor Steve]

The thing is....it didn't actually go through. :oops:

Something about my prepaid credit card information not entered correctly.
Sorry about that. Maybe we can blame that on Neal too. :shifty:

[Aktungbby]

Neal has gone through avatars like crazy today.:rotfl:
Nice panther MArk V in forest camo; is that a captured bazooka next to the panzerfaust mann?

[Red October1984]

Sorry about that. Maybe we can blame that on Neal too. :shifty:

I got it to go through I think....I haven't gotten anymore Error emails. :hmmm: I assume all is well now.

[Sailor Steve]

You should already have an email thanking you for your payment.

[Red October1984]

You should already have an email thanking you for your payment.

I had emails about needing to change my billing information. After I changed it the 3rd time, the emails stopped....so I assume it went through. :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

If you get an email tomorrow telling you it's shipped, then you'll know for sure.

[Red October1984]

I figured out that i was entering the expiration date wrong when I signed up for PayPal.

Let's see if it works now...I was able to buy a Steam bundle okay.

[Jimbuna]

If you get an email tomorrow telling you it's shipped, then you'll know for sure.

If not send me the money and I'll order it for you/me :)

[Sailor Steve]

Ioannis Koukouzelis: Mathimata (http://www.amazon.com/Koukouzelis-Mathimata-Psalms-Sticheron-Kratima/dp/B0000015NC/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AH4PWRRUVN4HM)

A Boy And His Dog (http://www.amazon.com/Boy-His-Dog-Christopher/dp/B00000IXPN/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1376258276&sr=1-2&keywords=a+boy+and+his+dog). An old favorite I just realized I didn't have a copy of.

[Red October1984]

THE ORDER SHIPPED!

http://rocketstreetfood.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/mission-control-celebration.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl2: :rock:

[Jimbuna]

Nice one :cool:

[Herr-Berbunch]

:woot: Nice one, have faith in the plastic.

[HW3]

3 books by Steve Brown.

:subsim:

[Red October1984]

Shipment arrived... :woot: Party time.

And time to order STALKER: Call of Pripyat. :)

[Wreford-Brown]

Neal,

I only became aware of the amazon.co.uk links a couple of weeks ago - I thought it was US only until I started poking around the right forum.

Maybe you could have a temporary banner on the front page (the usual ones where closing it means you don't see it again) with the international Amazon links. If I've missed it, think how many other regulars may have.

All I need to do now is persuade the long-haired General to use the link and you'll be rolling in it!

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 4: 1600-1700 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-4-1600-1700/dp/B0000061M0/ref=pd_sim_m_3). I got it used, in "Very Good" condition, for $1.37, plus $3.99 shipping. Total cost: $5.36. The shipping was three times the cost. :rotfl2:

[Red October1984]

Century Classics 4: 1600-1700 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-4-1600-1700/dp/B0000061M0/ref=pd_sim_m_3). I got it used, in "Very Good" condition, for $1.37, plus $3.99 shipping. Total cost: $5.36. The shipping was three times the cost. :rotfl2:

When I bought Destination Tokyo last week, the movie was $ .50 but shipping was $3.99

Amazon..... :03:

[HW3]

2 comedy DVD's by Michael JR

Laughing on Purpose

Comedy: The Road Less Traveled

:subsim:

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics V: 1700-1800 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-Vol-5-1700-1800/dp/B0000061M1/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377440858&sr=8-2&keywords=century+classics+vol+5)

Used for $9.90.

[Onkel Neal]

Neal,

I only became aware of the amazon.co.uk links a couple of weeks ago - I thought it was US only until I started poking around the right forum.

Maybe you could have a temporary banner on the front page (the usual ones where closing it means you don't see it again) with the international Amazon links. If I've missed it, think how many other regulars may have.

All I need to do now is persuade the long-haired General to use the link and you'll be rolling in it!

Good idea, thanks, will do!

[Sailor Steve]

Good idea, thanks, will do!
I see that it's already done. I want a big hi-def picture of the babe on the banner. That is the right way to display the Union Flag! :yep: :rock: :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

I don't know how many people read this thread, but it was the only proper place to post this. When you buy something on Amazon you get a request for a review of the product. When you read reviews they have a button you can click if you find the review helpful. I tend to review most of the stuff I buy, and I sometimes get an email saying that someone has found one of my reviews helpful. I recieved one of those emails just a couple of minutes ago. I always click the link to see which review it was. In this case it was a short review I wrote five years ago!

Back in 2005 the computer I still use came with a 128MB video card. Three years later I bought one which doubled that to 256MB. All the review says is that the card seemed to work fine but I misjudged and still needed a bigger one. I finally ended up with a 1GB Radeon 4650, which is the best card I can get for an old AGP slot. I didn't review that card since I got it from NewEgg.

I'm still wondering why someone would find a review helpful that says nothing more than "it's okay, but I still need something better".

[Onkel Neal]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6896

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl2: :rock:

AWESOME!

Congrats HW3 on being Subsim's new Amazon poster boy!

Love the pic, Neal. :sunny:

[HW3]

LOL!!! Thanks...I think.:O::hmmm::shucks:

:subsim:

[Herr-Berbunch]

HW3 - I'm loving the Hello Kitty slippers :haha:

[HW3]

LOL...yeah, I noticed those. I wonder where I can find those, they look comfy.:03::har:

:subsim:

[Sailor Steve]

Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War (http://www.amazon.com/Reconnaissance-Bomber-Aircraft-1914-1918-War/dp/090043502X/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1377894674&sr=8-38&keywords=harleyford+publications)

I've had the first two volumes, Fighter Aircraft and Marine Aircraft, for decades. Seeing the price of some of them in very good condition, I might be tempted to buy them again. My copies are pretty battered.

[Sailor Steve]

Orthodox Chants (http://www.amazon.com/Orthodox-Chants-Yoan-Kukuzel-Angeloglassniyat/dp/B002YQ2LSW/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1378055336&sr=8-15&keywords=orthodox+chants), by Chamber Ensemble (Russian).

Of course I got a cheaper used "Like New" copy. :sunny:

[Aktungbby]

Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War (http://www.amazon.com/Reconnaissance-Bomber-Aircraft-1914-1918-War/dp/090043502X/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1377894674&sr=8-38&keywords=harleyford+publications)

I've had the first two volumes, Fighter Aircraft and Marine Aircraft, for decades. Seeing the price of some of them in very good condition, I might be tempted to buy them again. My copies are pretty battered.
Battered or well thumbed?:arrgh!:

[Sailor Steve]

eForCity Remanufactured HP 61XL (CH564WN) Ink Cartridge, Color (http://www.amazon.com/eForCity-Remanufactured-CH564WN-Cartridge-Color/dp/B0055QJZRS/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378243868&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=%27eforcity+remannufactured+hp+61xl)

[Sailor Steve]

Battered or well thumbed?:arrgh!:
Neither, really. They were used when I got them and don't have dust jackets. The covers are quite worn. Other than that they're fine.

[Aktungbby]

Whew!:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

LOL...yeah, I noticed those. I wonder where I can find those, they look comfy.:03::har:

Obviously Amazon - don't forget to use the link. :yeah:

http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Kitty-Slippers-Milk/dp/B003VWABGW

[HW3]

:hmmm::up:

[Sailor Steve]

I HATE AMAZON!!!

Just when I think I have my budget for the month all set, they send me an email - "Two Days Only!" "Up to 58% off!"

Well, the 58% off was for the Blu-Ray set. I don't have Blu-Ray, and the regular set was "only" 52% off. Of course I couldn't pass up a deal like that, so I had to order it now.

Band of Brothers/The Pacific (http://www.amazon.com/Band-Brothers-Pacific-Special-Gift/dp/B005GYSV4M/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1378393514&sr=1-3&keywords=band+of+brothers) combined set.

WOOHOO!! :rock:

Of course now I'm worried that it might be a gimmick and next week it'll be even cheaper...

[HW3]

Dang Steve, you posted this so I just had to get it too. There goes my budget for the month too.:har:

[Sailor Steve]

Oh good! Misery loves company! :O:

At least we'll have something cool to watch while we eat our shoes.
:rotfl2:

[Red October1984]

I HATE AMAZON!!!

Just when I think I have my budget for the month all set, they send me an email - "Two Days Only!" "Up to 58% off!"

Well, the 58% off was for the Blu-Ray set. I don't have Blu-Ray, and the regular set was "only" 52% off. Of course I couldn't pass up a deal like that, so I had to order it now.

WOOHOO!! :rock:

Of course now I'm worried that it might be a gimmick and next week it'll be even cheaper...


I frickin love The Pacific. Band of Brothers is extremely good too...but I think I like The Pacific more. It has a more "real" feel to me.

Plus, watching it with Turtle Beach headphones turned up all the way is the only way to watch the combat scenes IMHO. :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 6: 1800-1900 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-6-1800-1900/dp/B0000061M2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1378683310&sr=1-1&keywords=century+classics+6%3A+1800-1900)

[desertstriker]

steve how do you get a URL to display like that?

[Sailor Steve]

steve how do you get a URL to display like that?
:rotfl2:

Laughing at myself because for years people tried to explain it to me and I just couldn't get it right. I'm hoping I do a decent enough job for you

First, type " [ url = " (without the quotes or space)
Second, paste in the url.
Third, place the second bracket " ] "
Fourth, type in the title you want, in my case "Century Classics"
Last, type " [ / url ] "
So:
[ url = XXXX ] Century Classics [ / url ]

Remember, no gaps.

You can also practice with no url at all, just by typing what I did with no gaps. It will create a link that doesn't go anywhere, but it will look right:
Steve Is Cool (http://XXXX)

I feel silly for not getting it for so long, because it really is that simple.

[Red October1984]

:rotfl2:

Laughing at myself because for years people tried to explain it to me and I just couldn't get it right. I'm hoping I do a decent enough job for you

First, type " [ url = " (without the quotes or space)
Second, paste in the url.
Third, place the second bracket " ] "
Fourth, type in the title you want, in my case "Century Classics"
Last, type " [ / url ] "
So:
[ url = XXXX ] Century Classics [ / url ]

Remember, no gaps.

You can also practice with no url at all, just by typing what I did with no gaps. It will create a link that doesn't go anywhere, but it will look right:
Steve Is Cool (http://XXXX)

I feel silly for not getting it for so long, because it really is that simple.

Uh...

There's a button that'll do it all for you. And for the benefit of knowledge of all who read this thread...I added two more functions for those who don't know.

Red- URL Button. When you paste a URL, the highlighted text is what shows up. You can change that to whatever. Amazon (http://www.google.com)

Yellow- Quote Button. Makes everything look like a quote

Black- Image Button. Paste URL, picture shows up.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5917/onh3.jpg

Don't mean to shoot you down Steve...but there exists an easier way.

[Sailor Steve]

Don't mean to shoot you down Steve...
One, you didn't shoot me down. Why do people always feel the need to apologize?

Two, those are pretty cool. I never knew about any of them. :rock:

But how do make the URL one work? I tried pasting into the slot provided and it showed up as a normal link.

[Jimbuna]

One, you didn't shoot me down. Why do people always feel the need to apologize?

Two, those are pretty cool. I never knew about any of them. :rock:

But how do make the URL one work? I tried pasting into the slot provided and it showed up as a normal link.

LOL :)

http://www.clker.com/cliparts/3/b/b/6/11971190921093978233ivak_Bear_Trap.svg.med.png :O:

[Red October1984]

One, you didn't shoot me down. Why do people always feel the need to apologize?

Well...I kinda came in here and told you that the way you're doing things is wrong. :hmmm:

Two, those are pretty cool. I never knew about any of them. :rock:

But how do make the URL one work? I tried pasting into the slot provided and it showed up as a normal link.

Okay.

When you click the Earth with the Hyperlink symbol a little box pops up.

1) Paste the link

2) It'll look something like this with no plus signs.

[U+RL="http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5917/onh3.jpg"][ur+l]http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5917/onh3.jpg[/ur+l][/UR+L]

3) The URL in the quotation marks is the actual URL. The words that show up are in the second URL with no quotation marks.

When you paste the link into the box and click OK, the second URL will be highlighted. (If not, at least you know which one you can change) And you can type whatever you want.

:salute:

[Sailor Steve]

Nope. I get a box that lets me insert a link. It doesn't say "url" anywhere. When I tested it it posts a regular link.

[Red October1984]

Nope. I get a box that lets me insert a link. It doesn't say "url" anywhere. When I tested it it posts a regular link.

A box similar to this should come up. It may look different. Mine is in Chrome.

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7431/q1am.jpg

Paste the URL into the dialog box.

Then you should have something like this:

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6341/d596.jpg

You can change the highlighted part.

:hmmm: If not, you may have your setting different than mine. You can edit which buttons and functions show up in the settings

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9592/2db3.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Where do I get the url from, if not the address box? When I paste it in it shows the address, but not the URL tags in brackets.

[frau kaleun]

I bought Game of Thrones Season 2, the digital version, on Saturday* by clicking through from the link. I think that works.

Also just got this little gem from Amazon in my email:

Our records indicate you have an active Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper 6 Mega Rolls; Pack of 3; 18 Total Mega Rolls subscription.

This item is no longer available through the Subscribe & Save program. However, a replacement item -- Charmin Ultra Strong Toilet Paper (3 Packs Of 6 Mega Rolls) -- is available.

So... instead of sending me 3 packs of 6 Mega Rolls, they're sending me 3 packs of 6 Mega Rolls. I'm so glad they let me know, I would've been really confused when I got the shipment. :haha:



*Edit: might've been Friday. I kinda lost track of the days and night there for a while. :O:

[Red October1984]

Where do I get the url from, if not the address box? When I paste it in it shows the address, but not the URL tags in brackets.

Address bar of your browser? Say I wanted to get the url of subsim. You can either copy and paste from the address bar or manually type it in just as you've been doing.

Can you post screenshots of what it's doing? :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

Address bar of your browser? Say I wanted to get the url of subsim. You can either copy and paste from the address bar or manually type it in just as you've been doing.
In case you didn't notice, I don't manually type in the address. I copy and paste it directly to the message box. All I manually type in are the brackets and the word "url".

Can you post screenshots of what it's doing? :hmmm:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Image1_zps4709cf18.jpg (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/SailorSteve/media/Image1_zps4709cf18.jpg.html)

[Sailor Steve]

So... instead of sending me 3 packs of 6 Mega Rolls, they're sending me 3 packs of 6 Mega Rolls. I'm so glad they let me know, I would've been really confused when I got the shipment. :haha:
That's not something I buy from Amazon. I have a pleasant walk to the local store for that sort of thing. For food too. :D

[Red October1984]

In case you didn't notice, I don't manually type in the address. I copy and paste it directly to the message box. All I manually type in are the brackets and the word "url".

:hmmm:

Old browser... Looks like IE on Win XP? :06:

When you put the link in the box and click ok, does it do one of these numbers?

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6341/d596.jpg

I'd almost make a Youtube Tutorial on how to do this in different browsers...but 1) it's probably already been done and 2) my connection would crack under the pressure.

[Sailor Steve]

Old browser... Looks like IE on Win XP? :06:
Eight-year-old computer. I can't have anything newer.

When you put the link in the box and click ok, does it do one of these numbers?
No, it looks exactly like the picture I posted. I think I already said that it appears in the box without the "url" brackets, exactly the way it looks if I just copy and paste it directly into the dialog box.

[Red October1984]

Eight-year-old computer. I can't have anything newer.

I understand. :)

No, it looks exactly like the picture I posted. I think I already said that it appears in the box without the "url" brackets, exactly the way it looks if I just copy and paste it directly into the dialog box.

Interesting... :hmmm: I'm not exactly sure how it works for you then. Because all I do is copy, paste, OK, and type.

How does it look after you click OK? I wonder if we are on the same page or not...

[Sailor Steve]

I do it exactly the way I described in my post to Desertstriker. I copy and paste the url and type in the brackets myself. You can see how it looks in every post where I buy something. I think there are one or two of them spread around.

[Red October1984]

I do it exactly the way I described in my post to Desertstriker. I copy and paste the url and type in the brackets myself. You can see how it looks in every post where I buy something. I think there are one or two of them spread around.

I see now.

:hmmm:

I guess, whatever works for you is fine. :up:

[desertstriker]

lets see if i can get this to work after a nice purchase big amazon shopping spree :)
Android shooting apple decals Sticker for MacBook Pro Air (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHRIY2Y/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Sony MDRNC13 Noise-Canceling Headphones (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004P7O26W/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

BalanceFrom 10 Port USB 2.0 Hub with Fast Charging Mobile Devices Function & 3A Power Adapter [Mac/Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2000/Linux Compatible] (Silk Black) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BGT4YM4/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Case Logic JDS-6 USB Drive Shuttle 6-Capacity-Black/Blue (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009Y7AW8/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Auto/Air Magsafe DC Adapter for Apple Macbook Pro 60w / 85w (Lifetime Warranty) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042QNFDM/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

VT MOTORCYCLE GREEN REFLECTIVE VISIBILITY BASE VEST L (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00304N4JW/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i04?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

[Sailor Steve]

YOWZA! :yep: :rock:

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 6: 1800-1900 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-6-1800-1900/dp/B0000061M2/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1379258420&sr=1-4&keywords=century+classics+6)

[HW3]

1 Digitone Call Blocker

I am tired of getting collection calls for people who used to have my phone number years ago. These collection people will not stop even when told I do not know the people they are looking for.:nope:

[frau kaleun]

I am tired of getting collection calls for people who used to have my phone number years ago. These collection people will not stop even when told I do not know the people they are looking for.:nope:

One nice thing about moving and turning off landline service was that I don't have to deal with those any more... used to get them ALL the time at my old number. Don't really get them on the cell but if I do at least there's an option to block calls from the number of anyone I don't want calling me.

However I used to use a tip I picked up somewhere, which was to "play nice" with the repeat offender collection agencies by offering to give them a new number for person they were trying to contact. The number? (202) 326-2222 (http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm). That always seemed to keep them from calling back again. :haha:

[HW3]

The really bad part is that they sell their lists to other collection agencies, so when one stops calling, a new one will begin calling, and this will keep repeating over and over again forever it seems.:nope:

[desertstriker]

One nice thing about moving and turning off landline service was that I don't have to deal with those any more... used to get them ALL the time at my old number. Don't really get them on the cell but if I do at least there's an option to block calls from the number of anyone I don't want calling me.

However I used to use a tip I picked up somewhere, which was to "play nice" with the repeat offender collection agencies by offering to give them a new number for person they were trying to contact. The number? (202) 326-2222 (http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm). That always seemed to keep them from calling back again. :haha:
"I always answer Charlie's Whore House you provide the dough we provide the hoe. How may I help you:haha:" to unrecognized numbers that also keeps them from calling back
added benefit it keeps those darned pollsters from calling

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Download: Machaut: Le Lay De Confort (http://www.amazon.com/Machault-Le-Lay-de-Confort/dp/B000QZWNG8/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1379868189&sr=1-1-fkmr0), by Little Consort.

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 7: 1100-1200 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-7-1100-1200/dp/B00000DHJ9/ref=pd_sim_sbs_m_4)
Used of course, but like new for 1/9 the price. :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

Amazon Prime instant video: Sons Of Anarchy Season 6.

[HW3]

Saitek X52 Flight Control System.

:salute:

Edit: I was notified today the order was canceled, the item was out of stock. Oh well....

[Sailor Steve]

British Battleships: 1889-1904 (http://www.amazon.com/British-Battleships-1889-1904-New-Revised/dp/159114065X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380903993&sr=1-1&keywords=british+battleships+1889-1904)
I already have a copy of the original, but this new reprint is supposed to be heavily revised, and it matches the other two later books in the series, which I also already have.

This is a pre-order, so they won't be taking the money out until the book is released on November 15.

[HW3]

Well since my last order was canceled due to being out of stock, I went cheap this time...
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick (Silver/Black)' by Logitech.

:up:

[desertstriker]

Well since my last order was canceled due to being out of stock, I went cheap this time...
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick (Silver/Black)' by Logitech.

:up:
good joystick
I have this one though http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-T-Flight-Hotas-Flight-Playstation-3/dp/B001CXYMFS

[HW3]

I thought about that one too. I went with the Logitech since I have had my Wingman Extreme for ages, but it is finally wearing out.

[Red October1984]

Well since my last order was canceled due to being out of stock, I went cheap this time...
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick (Silver/Black)' by Logitech.

:up:

I've had one of those for like...9 years...

Good joystick...I only have one problem...there's a bit of pull in the rudder. Which makes for some inconvenient takeoff and landing situations.

Playable though... I like it. Just needed to get a new driver for Win7 64-bit.

[HW3]

Thanks for the driver tip, that is what I run Win7 64-bit.:up:

[Red October1984]

Thanks for the driver tip, that is what I run Win7 64-bit.:up:

No problem!

It's a good stick. I think it's worth the money.

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Download: The Island of St. Hylarion: Music of Cyprus 1413-1422 (http://www.amazon.com/The-Island-St-Hylarion-Ensemble/dp/B000QQYJJG/ref=dp_olp_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381126031&sr=1-1).

[frau kaleun]

1 ScoopFree Ultra Self-Cleaning Litter Box
1 LitterWorks® Permanent Scoopfree® Compatible Litter Tray
2 Just the Crystals® Premium Crystal Cat Litter
1 ScoopFree Anti-Tracking Carpet
1 Petmate Two Door Top Load 24-Inch Pet Kennel


Yeah, so I wasn't planning on getting kitties this soon, but one of my cat-loving friends took in a stray a while back who turned out to be preggers and now she has four adorable little male kittens about three months old who need good homes.

I'm planning on going over to see them this weekend, with any luck I'll have gotten my order by then and can just bring two home. :woot:

I don't have a cat door in place yet where I need one and that room will still need a new floor, but what the hell. I'll sort it out when the time comes. At least the mud room has the same AC/heat as the rest of the condo so I can just leave the door propped open for them to get to the litter box until I can get a proper cat door in for them.

[Jimbuna]

Looking forward to seeing a picture of two balls of fluff :cool:

[desertstriker]

my monthly big shopping. Replacing some of my worn out equipment

Barska Loaded Gear VX-200 Left Hand Tactical Vest (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BNU0OJ8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Black Poly / Cotton Ripstop LS 2 Pocket BDU Shirt (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MF2XA8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Youngstown Glove 03-3110-80-L Carpenter Plus Gloves, Large (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000950R3/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1) (not going to be used for carpentry but as tactical gloves:shifty:)
Mako 3 Point/2 Point/1 Point Tactical Weapon Sling (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001G3XKHU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Tenergy Universal Smart Charger for NiMH/NiCd Battery Packs (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MXMJX8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i04?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Camelion AG5 Button Cell Batteries, Alkaline Button Battery, 1.5V 10pcs Per Pack (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0068BKR9E/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

[HW3]

HP Pavilion dv7t-7000 Quad Edition 17.3" Laptop


3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm); 1TB Hard Drive
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 630M Graphics with 1GB GDDR3 memory [HDMI, VGA]
17.3" diagonal HD+ HP BrightView LED Display (1600 x 900); Beats(TM) audio
Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner; Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

My old laptop is dying, this one should do the trick.

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Download: Big Handel Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Handel-Box-Various-artists/dp/B00BK3LPFU/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=handel+big+box+mp3) One I didn't pick up last time. 302 pieces of music - 14 hours - for $2.99!

MP3 Dowload: Great Big Symphony Box, vol 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Great-Symphonies-Box-Vol/dp/B00G04I732/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-2&keywords=big+great+symphonies+box) 64 tracks, 9 hours 20 minutes, 99 cents.

MP3 Download: Great Big Symphoy box, vol 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Great-Symphonies-Box-Vol/dp/B00G04BDLA/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=big+great+symphonies+box) 59 tracks, 11 hours, 99 cents.

Foam Sheet 2" x 24" x 72" (http://www.amazon.com/Foam-Sheet-24-72/dp/B0058KFTJY/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A35NCMPGL9UC2)

[Red October1984]

MP3 Dowload: Great Big Symphony Box, vol 1 (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Great-Symphonies-Box-Vol/dp/B00G04I732/ref=sr_1_2?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-2&keywords=big+great+symphonies+box) 64 tracks, 9 hours 20 minutes, 99 cents.

MP3 Download: Great Big Symphoy box, vol 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Great-Symphonies-Box-Vol/dp/B00G04BDLA/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=big+great+symphonies+box) 59 tracks, 11 hours, 99 cents.

I actually just saw those for sale half an hour ago and you popped into the back of my mind.

"Here's a guy....who really would like this" :salute:

[Sailor Steve]

Thanks for the thought. Amazon sends me emails for stuff like this, and a whole lot more that I don't want. They don't really know for sure, they just keep throwing ads at me hoping some will stick. Some, like these, do.

[Jimbuna]

Four books on Napoleonic Warfare:

The Napoleonic Wars: Rise of the Emperor, 1805-1807 v. 1 £7.00
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Napoleonic-Wars-1805-1807-Essential-Histories/dp/1841762059/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383396340&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Napoleonic+Wars%3A+Rise+of+the+Empero r%2C+1805-1807+v.+1

The Napoleonic Wars: Empires Fight Back 1808-1812 v. 2 £4.59
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1841762989/ref=ox_ya_os_product

The Napoleonic Wars: Peninsular War 1807-1814 v. 3 £9.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1841763705/ref=ox_ya_os_product

The Napoleonic Wars: Fall of French Imperium 1813-1815 v. 4 £6.20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1841764310/ref=ox_ya_os_product

[Sailor Steve]

Sounds good! :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Sounds good! :yep:

If there's one thing I'm missing in retirement it's a good book to read. I've a few in the cupboard in the man cave but the majority are up in the loft and I can't be bothered to go up there.

I've an extensive ebook library but you can't take your monitor everywhere when you fancy a good read.

[Sailor Steve]

I can't be bothered
Of course. I still have my new bookshelf, in the box, in the hall, in the way for two months now.

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Dowload: Machaut and His Time (http://www.amazon.com/Marchaut-his-Time-Century-French/dp/B000W69A44/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1383489144&sr=1-3-spell), by Ensemble Alba Musical Kyo.

[Jimbuna]

Napolean: Total War £4.99

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Napoleon-Total-War-PC-DVD/dp/B005KQ4EVU/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1383510067&sr=1-1&keywords=napoleon+total+war

[frau kaleun]

Zeiss lens wipes, 400 ct value pack
Lysol no touch refill 2-pk, berry
Lysol no touch refill 2-pk, tangerine

[Herr-Berbunch]

Metronome - £13.99

Don't tell my wife. :smug:

[Sailor Steve]

A Dictionary of Early Music: From The Troubadours to Monteverdi (http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Early-Music-Troubadours-Monteverdi/dp/0195202554/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1385688730&sr=8-2&keywords=Francesco+Canova+da+Milano)

[Sailor Steve]

Mozart: Complete Symphonies (http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Complete-Symphonies-VoxBox-Edition/dp/B00FUS050W/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=mozart+complete+symphonies+the+voxbox+edi tion)
More than 50 complete Mozart symphonies for the whopping outlay of $0.99.

Yup - ninety-nine cents. I can say no more.

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Download: Spinato Intorno Al Cor: The Music of Antonio Zacara da Teramo (http://www.amazon.com/Zacara-Da-Teramo-Spinato-Intorno/dp/B00713Y2JO/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1385913744&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=currentes+spinato+interno+al+cor).

[Jimbuna]

Military History and Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars £50

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Military-History-Atlas-Napoleonic-Wars/dp/1853673463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386252655&sr=1-1&keywords=Military+History+and+Atlas+of+the+Napoleo nic+Wars

[frau kaleun]

IT'S HOLIDAY SHOPPIN' TIME!!!

1 Pioneer Pet Stainless Steel Fountain Raindrop Design
1 Globe Electric 46505 Multiplus 3 Outlet Grounded Swivel Lateral Tap
1 Pioneer Pet 4-Pack Watering Fountain Filter Replacement for Pets
1 Purina Busy Bone Small Medium Pouch, 21-Ounce
1 Mr Bill Plush Toy 10 In
1 KONG Stuff'N Ziggies Large Dog Treat, 8-Ounce
1 2014 Jimmie Johnson Deluxe Wall Calendar
1 KONG Naturals Catnip Spray for Cats, 1-Fluid Ounces
3 KONG Cat Wubba Mouse, Cat Toy (Colors Vary)
3 KONG Cat Cozie Kickeroo Catnip Toy (Assorted)
1 Olay Regenerist Cleanser 5 oz.
1 Olay Regenerist Intensive Repair Treatment 1 Fl Oz
1 E&S Pets 35357-208 Candle Topper
1 Petmate Crazy Circle Interactive Cat Toy, Large
3 Champion Men's Champion Eco Relaxed Band Pant, Black, X-Large
1 7/8" Angel Wing Anklet, 9" + 1" Extension, Gold
1 Goldtone Finish Silver Cubic Zirconia Dangle Cross Anklet, 10"

[HW3]

Christmas Gift Shopping Time

Books
Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

DVDs
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics Volume 8 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-Vol-1150-1450-Middle/dp/B00000DHJA/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386690881&sr=1-6&keywords=century+classics+8)

[Sailor Steve]

Big Haydn Box (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Haydn-Box-Various-artists/dp/B00CMAM8QA/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=big+haydn+box), another one reduced to 99 cents. :rock:

[frau kaleun]

1 LitterWorks Carbon Litter Box Odor Absorber (6-pack + Velcro attachment)
2 Just the Crystals® Premium Crystal Cat Litter

[Sailor Steve]

+ Velcro attachment
Ooh, technology! :yep:

Does the attachment attach to anything or is it just attached for the W0W factor? :O:

[frau kaleun]

Ooh, technology! :yep:

Does the attachment attach to anything or is it just attached for the W0W factor? :O:

They're like an Odor Eater for the litter box, the front part of the contraption that the cats walk up and over to get in and out is actually a hood that raises up and the auto rake pushes their solid waste underneath it and then it drops back down when the rake retracts. So it keeps the waste covered and out of the way where they are not stepping in and over it until you scoop it out. It also helps with keeping any unpleasant odor under control while the waste is still, you know, fresh.

The Velcro attachment goes up on the underside of the hood and then the odor absorber thingies have Velcro on one side so you can stick them up under there and then change them out periodically. They're just an additional measure of odor control, I'm not really having too much trouble with that and putting the cat door in may make it a total non-issue but I thought I'd give them a try to see if they really do make that much of a difference.

[Sailor Steve]

the front part of the contraption that the cats walk up and over to get in and out is actually a hood that raises up and the auto rake pushes their solid waste underneath it and then it drops back down when the rake retracts.
Waitwaitwait. That's something new. That sounds like a mechanical contrivance, which sounds like something the cats can play with until they break it. Of course I'm probably misunderstanding the whole thing, which would be nothing new, but still... :doh:

[frau kaleun]

Waitwaitwait. That's something new. That sounds like a mechanical contrivance, which sounds like something the cats can play with until they break it. Of course I'm probably misunderstanding the whole thing, which would be nothing new, but still... :doh:

http://www.scoopfree.com/HowScoopFreeWorks/

It is a mechanical contrivance, but there really aren't any exposed parts that the cats can mess with. I guess they could both sit on the hood when it's trying to go up and weigh it down too much, but it's sloped so they can't really sit on it and be comfortable. They just walk over it and if it moves they tend to get off.

They do sometimes get in the box again when the rake is moving but they can't really do anything but paw at it... it just keeps going. Because of the delay they're usually not still in the same room when the rake starts raking so it's rare that it's even an issue.

I don't use the disposable trays, I have a hard plastic permanent one and I do lift up the hood and scoop out the waste every 3-4 days. So far I've only had to completely change the litter about every two weeks or so. Their claim that you can just leave it for weeks at a time is, to say the least, overly optimistic, especially with more than one cat.

[Sailor Steve]

Okay, that's pretty neat. :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

Gyros 45-21280 High Speed Steel Wire Gauge Drill Bit No.80 (http://www.amazon.com/Gyros-45-21280-Speed-Steel-Gauge/dp/B000SKTARG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1386956848&sr=8-2&keywords=dremel+drill+bit+80)

[frau kaleun]

Doctor Who, Season 7 part 2. Bought it to stream to my TV but went through the Subsim link to find it so here's hoping it worked and Neal gets his cut.

[Bonden]

I will surely give the amazon link a try the next time I am looking for something. Hafta check out that litter box thingy also..

[Sailor Steve]

Doctor Who, Season 7 part 2. Bought it to stream to my TV but went through the Subsim link to find it so here's hoping it worked and Neal gets his cut.
It should work. I remember Neal saying that somebody's streaming music was just fine.

[MoldyTyler]

Bought SH5 not to long ago via the search bar link deal, and also bookmarked it on both my Laptop and Desktop for use whenever I go on amazon binges.

I may not be the most active person, but I've been stalking for ages!

:salute:

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Download: Johannes Ciconia: Opera Omnia - Complete Works (http://www.amazon.com/Ciaconia-Opera-Omnia-Various-artists/dp/B00BURN9SC/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_mus?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1388946571&sr=1-1&keywords=Ciconia%3A+Opera+Omnia+-+Complete+Works).

[HW3]

Garrett ATPro adventure pack
Garrett pin pointer
Garrett metal sand scoop

[Sailor Steve]

Chanson der Liebe (Songs of Love): 1400-1550 (Century Classics Vol. 9) (http://www.amazon.com/Chanson-Liebe-Songs-Love-1400-1550/dp/B00000DHJB/ref=sr_1_14?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1389575700&sr=1-14&keywords=century+classics+9)

[Sailor Steve]

Sophia Global Remanufactured Ink Cartridge Replacement for HP 61-1 Black (http://www.amazon.com/Sophia-Global-Remanufactured-Cartridge-Replacement/dp/B0051BP6KW/ref=pd_sim_op_10).

[Sailor Steve]

Johannes Ciconia (1370-1412): Motets, Virelais, Balate, Madrigals (http://www.amazon.com/Johannes-Ciconia-1370-1412-Madrigals-Francesca/dp/B0000260S8/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1391356242&sr=1-1&keywords=Johannes+Ciconia+%281370-1412%29%3A+Motets%2C+Virelais%2C+Ballate%2C+Madrig als+-+Alla+Francesca), by Alla Francesca & Alta

[desertstriker]

Audio Technica ATH-M50x Professional Headphone (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HVLUR86/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) $169 (won't be shipped till about the 18th so won't be charged till then)

[frau kaleun]

Recently purchased:

Game of Thrones, season 3 (digital download/streaming)
Samsung DA29-00020B Refrigerator Water Filter, 1-Pack

Also bought a CD for my sister's birthday, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke. I don't know if it'll show up because I used rewards points to get it so I didn't actually pay anything.

[Sailor Steve]

Gyros 45-01801 Mini Adaptor Chuck, 0-Inch to 039-Inch Capacity (http://www.amazon.com/Gyros-45-01801-Adaptor-039-Inch-Capacity/dp/B0000DD2N3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393698966&sr=8-1&keywords=micro+chuck)
Dremel 660 1/32" Drill Bits, 4 Pack (http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-660-Drill-Bits-Pack/dp/B0006O8S0O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393699155&sr=8-1&keywords=dremel+1%2F32%22+drill+bit)

[Sailor Steve]

Century Classics 10 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-Vol-10-1500-1600/dp/B00000DHJC/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KHMEC8P675KP)
Century Classics 11 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-11-1600-1700/dp/B00000DHJD/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KHMEC8P675KP)
Century Classics 12 (http://www.amazon.com/Century-Classics-12-1650-1750/dp/B00000DHJE/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KHMEC8P675KP)

A little more than I wanted to spend, but I haven't bought any new music since the first of last month, and it's all from the same store so I should get a discount on the shipping. That, and volume 12 is the last of the series, so I can move on to other things now. :sunny:

[frau kaleun]

Purchased last week:

1 of: Sparkle Paper Towels, 24 Giant Rolls, Pick-A-Size, White
1 of: Suave Professionals Hairspray, Nonaerosol, Volumizing, Root Boost, 6Ounce (Pack of 4)
1 of: Suave Professionals Hair Spray, Aerosol, Touchable Finish, Extra Hold, 9.4 Ounce (Pack of 6)
1 of: Swisspers Cotton Rounds, 80-Count (Pack of 6)
1 of: Reach Gentle Gum Care Fluoride Mint Floss, 50 yd. (Pack of 6)

Possibly crazy to buy this stuff on Amazon but I get so tired of needing it and going to the store only find they're out. And I'm NOT going to several different grocery/drug stores trying to find one or two things. I don't even like going to ONE store once a week, lol.

Based on my last purchase of paper towels (I think it was a pack of 12 giant rolls, when I was moving in here) I estimate that I won't need paper towels again for about two years. :haha: Oh well, I've got room to buy in bulk now, might as well!

[Jimbuna]

Frau Kaluen!!

She's alive!!

http://s30.postimg.org/4oqvzpskh/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[frau kaleun]

Frau Kaluen!!

She's alive!!



:O:

I've been alive, just tired and cold and sick of winter and I was actually sick sick for a bit. Trying to get back in the swing of things again. I thought spring had finally spring which was helping but it was snowing here this afternoon so... mebbe not. :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Good health young lady :sunny:

[Red October1984]

Frau Kaluen!!

She's alive!!

That's what I'm saying.

Did you hibernate all winter FK? :)

EDIT: No....I know what it was....

:O:

I've been alive, just tired and cold and sick of winter and I was actually sick sick for a bit.

http://l.yimg.com/os/en-US/video/video.snl.com/SNL_0777_03_HiberNol.png

Must've been the HiberNol

[Sailor Steve]

I've been alive, just tired and cold and sick of winter and I was actually sick sick for a bit.
And here I was thinking that maybe you got so immersed in Skyrim that you forgot to eat and wasted away and there was just your bones sitting in the chair and the poor kitties were starving and no one to take care of them and...oh, it was just too much to contemplate, so I didn't. And then I was all like :cry: and then I started wondering if maybe you just didn't care anymore and then I was :wah: and then I thought...

Wait...which one are you again? :O:

[frau kaleun]

And here I was thinking that maybe you got so immersed in Skyrim that you forgot to eat and wasted away and there was just your bones sitting in the chair and the poor kitties were starving and no one to take care of them and...oh, it was just too much to contemplate, so I didn't. And then I was all like :cry: and then I started wondering if maybe you just didn't care anymore and then I was :wah: and then I thought...

Wait...which one are you again? :O:

:haha:

My last run at Skyrim ended when I hit a quest glitch that made it impossible to continue with that character the way I'd intended, and thus impossible to determine whether or not a couple of new mods I was using were going to work the way I'd hoped. So I have been re-modding the game instead of playing it. Hoping to finish up any tweaks to the current mod line-up soon so I can try to play again next week, I'll be taking vacation time the whole week. I want to get some other things done as well but some play time is high on my list.

Don't worry about the kitties starving, they would never let that happen. :O: Their bowl isn't really empty long enough for them to ever complain about it, but I'm sure if I went to bed without putting something in there I would hear about it before too long. I made that mistake once. ONCE. :dead:

But their current bag of Kitten Chow will probably run out early next month, and then they will be nine months old and it will be time to switch them over to Cat Chow instead. OH THEY GROW UP SO FAST!! :wah:

[Sailor Steve]

Remanufactured ink cartridge (http://www.amazon.com/61XL-Ink-Cartridge-CH563WN-Remanufactured/dp/B0053TJ676/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396562391&sr=8-1&keywords=HP+61XL+Ink+Cartridge+%28CH563WN%29+-+Remanufactured%2C+Black)

[Sailor Steve]

Ciconia And His Time, by Little Consort (http://www.amazon.com/Ciconias-His-Time-Johannes-Ciconia/dp/B000003UX1/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1396812709&sr=1-1&keywords=ciconia+and+his+time+little+consort)
It says used for $18, but the one I got was only $6.99.

[Sailor Steve]

Codex Manesse (http://www.amazon.com/Codex-Manesse-Reuenthal/dp/B001GHFATM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1397415108&sr=1-1&keywords=codex+manesse)

[Sailor Steve]

Knightly Passions: The Songs of Oswald von Wolkenstein (http://www.amazon.com/Knightly-Passions-Songs-Oswald-Wolkenstein/dp/B000004CYO/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_aud?ie=UTF8&qid=1398016675&sr=8-1&keywords=new+london+consort+knightly+passions)
Used for two bucks, six with shipping.

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Music: Moyen Age: Musique instrumentale du moyen âge (http://www.amazon.com/Moyen-Age-Musique-instrumentale-Instrumental/dp/B00B0KXEK2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1399225331&sr=1-1&keywords=la+camerata+de+paris%3A+moyen+age), by La Camerata de Paris

[Sailor Steve]

MP3 Music: Agenda Defunctorum (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QZXG2I/ref=oh_d__o00_details_o00__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1), by Capilla Peñaflorida.

[HW3]

Work Smart ECH85807-EC6 Executive Eco Leather Chair with Padded Arms http://www.amazon.com/Work-Smart-ECH85807-EC6-Executive-Leather/dp/B0063CEIAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400613828&sr=8-1&keywords=Work+Smart+ECH85807-EC6+Executive+Eco+Leather+Chair+with+Padded+Arms (http://www.amazon.com/Work-Smart-ECH85807-EC6-Executive-Leather/dp/B0063CEIAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400613828&sr=8-1&keywords=Work+Smart+ECH85807-EC6+Executive+Eco+Leather+Chair)

It says $204.22, but I got it for $199.90.

[frau kaleun]

ScoopFree Litter Tray Refills with Premium Blue Crystals, Pack of 6
ScoopFree Anti-Tracking Carpet

Yes, it's me, I'm still alive. And still have cats. And have finally broken down and done what I said I'd never do, which is pay $15 a pop for a disposable litter tray and litter (see item 1) that will probably only last a week before the little bleeps decide to pee on the anti-tracking carpet again (see item 2). :O:

Because work has been such a total nightmare the last six weeks or so, with no end to the suffering yet in sight, that not having to repeatedly take apart their box to clean the reusable litter tray and dispose of all the used litter and refill the thing is totally worth $15 a week. My pocketbook will hate me, but my back and nose will thank me. :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Good to see you back Frau :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

Chanterai: Music of Medieval France (http://www.amazon.com/Sonus-Chanterai-Music-Medieval-France/dp/B000001Q70/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401645495&sr=8-1&keywords=Chanterai%3A+Music+of+Medieval+France), by Sonus.

[Sailor Steve]

Les Miracles de Nostre-Dame (http://www.amazon.com/Les-Miracles-Nostre-Dame-Gauthier-Coincy/dp/B000005W4J/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402271538&sr=8-2&keywords=Les+Miracles+de+Nostre-Dame+alla+francesca), by Alla Francesca.

[Sailor Steve]

Yet another ink cartridge (http://www.amazon.com/61XL-Ink-Cartridge-CH563WN-Remanufactured/dp/B0053TJ676/ref=pd_sbs_op_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=150X63D3YR1FWMND7GJV)

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yet another ink cartridge (http://www.amazon.com/61XL-Ink-Cartridge-CH563WN-Remanufactured/dp/B0053TJ676/ref=pd_sbs_op_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=150X63D3YR1FWMND7GJV)

I saw the latest post in this thread was you, and wondered if it was another cartridge. :haha:

I think you need to look at a laser printer the amount you must get through.

[frau kaleun]

1 Dove Body Wash, Sensitive Skin, 24 Fl Oz
1 Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent, Free and Gentle, 100 Fl Oz
1 Swiffer WetJet Antibacterial Floor Cleaner, Febreze Sweet Citrus and Zest Scent, 42.2 Fl Oz
1 Coke Zero Can (12 Count, 12 Fl Oz Each)
1 Coca-Cola Can (12 Count, 12 Fl Oz Each)
1 Swiffer WetJet Refill Original Pad, 24 Count
2 Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste, Fresh Clean Mint Flavor (2 Count, 6.0 Oz Each)
1 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Fresh Scent and Citrus Blend (2 pack, 75 Count Each)
1 Clorox 2 Advanced Whitening Stain Remover, 66 Fl Oz
1 Pioneer Pet 4-Pack Watering Fountain Filter Replacement for Pets
1 ScoopFree Litter Tray Refills with Premium Blue Crystals, Pack of 6

OH HEY YEAH I'M STILL ALIVE. More or less.

Work is still a nightmare. Long story, but it's a combination of things we had planned - remodeling the main office, switching to a new software system for EMR - and then stuff we did not have planned - another doctor retired with just a few weeks' notice and sent us all his patients, we had to open a new office to accommodate them, that place is about 300% busier than we were prepared for and most of our other offices have seen their workload double or even triple with the overflow. One of those things would have been enough, two might have just been manageable, but all three together = :dead:

And there is still no end in sight. So far my record is 16 hours of overtime in one week, the sad thing is that all that money is going into my bank account and I don't have time to spend it on anything fun. :wah:

[Jimbuna]

I'll PM you my bank details and take some of the financial burdon off you :smug: