[04:54] (.)(.) [04:54] __ [04:56] U [05:56] (<)(>) [05:56] __ [05:56] '-'/ [05:57] :P~~ [05:57] mornin [05:57] good morning '< [05:58] why up so early on a sunday ? [05:58] missus kick you out the bed ? [06:03] haha [06:03] i was up at around 6ish [06:03] going to bed at 10 helps with that [06:03] tomorrow i need to be up at 04:40 because I have an interview at 05:30 [06:03] yea up early here as well [06:03] so i need to keep my routine [06:04] i'm not one to stay in bed once i'm wide awake :p [06:36] morning all [06:36] mornign kilos [06:37] hey~ [06:37] lol [06:37] hey yourself === Cantide is now known as CanAFK [06:37] lol [06:38] hehe hows henkj today [06:38] tired... [06:38] ai! [06:38] work woke me up at 12 [06:39] what broke [06:39] one server that broke a few other services [06:40] is it fixed? [06:40] I think so, turns out there wasn't anything I could do [06:40] I was woken up because my service was affected [06:41] aha [07:01] ugh :( this rain must stop [07:01] I just want a few days where I dont have to deal with pissing rain, its driving me crazy [07:02] seriously thinking of getting on a plane and going somewhere, anywhere, where its not raining ;p [07:04] mornin [07:05] morning [07:05] o sign of rain this side [07:05] no sign of rain [07:05] ;p sorry Im just grumpy, lol, it pissed with rain in Nairobi for a solid week and a half, and I mean, hectic hectic rain [07:05] I fly back to east london, and its pissing with rain ever since I got back [07:06] and I just checked the weather for the next 2 weeks in Nairobi where Im flying back to in a weeks time, and they got rain forecast for the next 2 weeks [07:06] ;p [07:06] east london is like a small dorpie ? [07:07] think i was up theare years ago on work [07:07] there [07:07] heh yeah, small town, but I prefer to live here, means I get a break from the constant traffic, rush and other bullshit I put up with in every other big city I travel to [07:08] heh, and since I spend probably less time in town than out of town these days it works out ok :) [07:08] yea i prefer that as well [07:08] heh got back on friday from a week and a half in .ke, and flying back there in a weeks time [07:09] i dont like to travel anymore [07:09] time to retire on the plaas [07:10] heh I dont mind travelling dependant on where [07:10] I have zero desire to travel to the US or Europe [07:10] travelling around africa on the other hand, thats worth doing [07:10] eish who does [07:11] there are sights and sounds in Africa that are hard to explain to anyoen who hasnt been there [07:11] something about standing meters away from a giant silverback who looks at you, then wanders up to you and touches your face that is a little awe inspiring [07:12] yup right before it rips your head off [07:12] lol nah, those gorillas are pretty cool with people [07:14] try hang on to an apple [07:14] im sure it will rip yer arm off to get the fruit [07:15] nah, gorillas are highly intelligent creatures actually [07:15] you never watched gorillas in the mist? [07:16] smat enough to rip yer arm off and beat you with it :) [07:16] smart [07:16] i just dont trust them [07:16] heh there arent that many animals Im truely afraid of [07:16] baboons and such in the cape have been known to rip peoples faces off [07:16] http://www.alstonnetworks.net/pics/buffalo.JPG <=== that one though, I was scared of :P (sorry about the size of that file) [07:17] heh trender, baboons are dangerous animals, gorillas are very very different [07:17] baboons tend to be *far* more aggressive [07:17] heh, that buffalo in that picture, was like, 5 or 6 meters from me [07:17] and he looked kinda pissy ;p [07:18] baboons gorrillas...im not gonna get comfy with either [07:19] lol, its the same with monkeys, I was at the animal orphanage in nairobi, and there were a bunch of wild monkeys running around, I was hand feeding em peanuts, but I was staying the hell away from the gorillas [07:19] lol one of the baby monkeys jumped on my shoulder [07:20] eish big picture huh [07:20] takes ages to load [07:20] lol, didnt get around to sizing those things down so they are at insane resolution [07:20] be glad I didnt put the raw versions on there ;p those ones are only 6meg each, the raw files are 45 meg ;p [07:21] yea [07:21] lol trender, I actually got myself a new toy yesterday so I can take better pics [07:21] check this: [07:21] http://www.alstonnetworks.net/presentations/camera.jpg [07:21] hrm [07:22] hrm ok checking [07:26] hrm [07:26] is that a disposable camera :) ? [07:26] looks like canon [07:27] i also have canon but a canon toy i ned to replace [07:27] need [07:28] bought my canon second hand 6 years back had an optic fault turns out canon recalled and repaired my camera for free ***good service*** [07:29] was related to a sony optic fault i think [07:29] sony parts in a canon camera go figure [07:30] heh its a canon [07:30] is that a box of instant soup next to the camera Symmetria ?? [07:30] but it definately isnt disposable ;p [07:31] i will definitely buy annother canon [07:31] haha empty box ;p my dog dragged it into the room trying to play with it [07:33] i wasnt happy with my canons shutter speed, without flash you need a tripod === CanAFK is now known as Cantide [07:34] else you get motion blur [07:34] for close object only though like taking a closeup picture [07:34] heh lower end canons can do that, though also depends on the lense you're using [07:35] trender, this was a hand held picture at full 500mm zoom: [07:35] http://www.alstonnetworks.net/pics/doggie2.jpg [07:35] from far away :) [07:35] im more interested in taking closeups of very small objects [07:36] like a 2 rand coin closeup [07:36] those tend to blur easily without tripod [07:38] eish evil dog with glowing blue eyes [07:39] perhaps a little outta focus [07:40] ah when you scale down it looks ok [07:40] i pose thats the general idea or reason behind them 40meg pictures [07:40] spose [07:41] rescale those raw images and you get premium quality [07:41] lol my doggie isnt evil [07:41] she's cute ;p [07:42] blue eyes are not normal mate :P [07:42] lol she's flying on my bed watching me [07:42] beats the red eye thing [07:42] lying on my bed I mean [07:43] eish those images ahve eaten all my ram lol [07:43] ***close some programs before you lose yer work*** [07:44] well thats a smart looking camera mate [07:44] you buy it local or import it ?? [07:46] heh bought local [07:46] brb I need a cig [07:58] * Squirm looks around [07:58] (<)(>) [07:58] __ [07:59] Squirm, it rained again last night... and the sharks lost -.- [07:59] hi Squirm [07:59] ya sad hey Cantide [08:00] yeah [08:00] i think the sharks were unlucky [08:00] but the Cheetahs did outplay us, they were definitely the better team [08:00] Cantide: I know they lost. But to be fair, the last try that went to the Cheetahs was al ittle rubbish :P [08:00] s/al little/a little [08:00] the ref played no advantage :/ [08:00] yeah [08:01] but the sharks failed in a number of areas of play [08:01] but did you see their almost try at the end [08:01] especially at the breakdown [08:01] yeah! Paul Jordaan <3 [08:01] hmm, maybe that's why my throat is sore [08:01] hahaha [08:03] ah well, all in all it was a good time [08:05] yeah [08:05] the bulls / kings game was quite exciting, well, the first half at least [08:06] I was about to hurt you :P [08:06] went to Rovers after the game, watch it [08:06] well, watched half of it then got bored [08:06] :P [08:09] lol [08:09] i watched "Oh shucks! Here comes UNTAG" instead :p [08:25] lol [08:25] i forgot how much Afrikaans was in that movie -.- [08:25] some parts were difficult to understand [08:31] I've never heard of it [14:17] afternoon [14:24] hi Squirm [18:36] hey Cantide [18:37] hi :p [18:37] i'm going AFK for a bit though === Trix[a]r_za is now known as Trixar_za [19:07] evening superand others [19:07] ai! [19:07] superfly: [19:09] hi Kilos [19:18] hi Kilos, superfly [19:18] hi Squirm [19:19] yo Squirm [19:19] meh [19:19] probably going to wake up sick tomorrow :/\ [19:20] from getting wet last night? [19:21] one of my glands swelled up on about Thursday [19:21] felt a bit iffy yesterday and today [19:21] hmm, spell check on XChat seems to think 'iffy' is a correct work [19:58] Maaz: define iffy [19:58] Kilos: iffy adj 1: subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" [syn: {chancy}, {fluky}, {flukey}, {iffy}] [20:25] night all sleep tight [20:37] vening peeps [20:37] evening [20:40] hi [20:41] yo === Trixar_za is now known as Trix[a]r_za