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[deadendpro]

…and i dont smoke.

[Guest]

Sorry LandoCal. I didn't mean to offend anyone. I agree that cannabis has good medicinal uses and I'm sympathetic to people who need it. I  definitely do think it should be legalized. Does that surprise you ? Simon seems to be coming from a different place though – but frankly, it's none of my business and I should shut about it. I live a hyper-clean life but I know that it ain't right to impose my views on others.

[Guest]

My mom and I are Bill Maher worshippers. Now are you convinced LandoCal ? Bill Maher is my hero ! I would turn straight for him !

[LandoCal126 0]

@shubharamani:

My mom and I are Bill Maher worshippers. Now are you convinced LandoCal ? Bill Maher is my hero ! I would turn straight for him !

Yes I am completely convinced and Shubs, it takes a lot more than a lit "Reefer" talk to offend me. I was just saying. And I used to watch Bill Mahr like crazy but have not caught him in the last year or so. Funny stuff but sometimes he is a bit out there even for me.

[Beatle]

woke up to a foot of snow. does this never end ?

[Beatle]

well - I´d give almost anything for not seeing snow…

but for u ..

[Guest]

That's beautiful. I love snow. Where do you live?

I remember waking up at my grandma's house in Switzerland. She was living on a slope (it's Switzerland) across from Liechtenstein overlooking the Rhine valley. Huge windows, basically the front side of the house was glass, and then when you wake up in the morning and you pull the blinds up everything is white with a good foot of snow. Amazing. I miss that. And my grandmother.

[Beatle]

Yeah- if ur on vacation or skiing - snow is beautiful..nothing like fresh powder snow and sunshine on the Alpes..but if u shovel the drive way 3 months in a row and can´t use ur bike to get to work - it becomes a pain in the ass

[Guest]

I thought you lived in Germany, no? Was it that bad there this year? Three months of snow? That's why I'm asking.

[Seul]

Whether's been HORRIBLE the last couple of months in Europe… Luckily no snow in Belgium this weekend, but it has got cold again!.. To think just last Tuesday I sat outside drinking gin-tonics at my local bar with my bro, getting tan action lvl. 3... 

[mvb]

I think this was the best winter in years. i really like the snow/dry air/below zero temperatures. Much better then the wet and windy winters of last couple of yrs.

[Giles]

At last Haraki cracks open the beer I gave him when I was last in Hachioji:

…G

[hectic]

Do you home brew, G?

[Giles]

No, I work with a local craft brewery, all cask or bottle conditioned ales.  The brewery is The Oakleaf brewing company - crap website.  But we did win best bottled beer of Britain (SIBA) 2009 for "Hole Hearted"…G

[hectic]

I'll check it out, I have some interest in this area (i.e.: in addition to just drinking it)

[Tripleterror]

I can wholeheartedly (sorry) recommend Hole Hearted, as well as the other beers that Oakleaf produce, having sampled a few.
Hole Hearted is the pick of the bunch though.
Simon

[LandoCal126 0]

Hey Giles, any chance we could get Haraki to take a picture of all those magazines on that table? I see Dice but am wondering what the rest are?!?! GRACIAS

[deadendpro]

It is a gorgeous day in the bay area! We don't get these too often this time of the year. Kinda waiting on my showers to come back. But while the sun came out to play, I'll kick it!

[deadendpro]

^Cantonese or Mandarin?

[Guest]

@simon626:

BEATLE THOSE PICTURES ARE GORGEOUS!!!!
Something that really surprises me: A lot of the members on IH forum aren't from the US, but everyone here speaks (and writes) English quite well! It's kinda embarassing how most Americans ONLY know how to speak English….totally ignorant of other languages. I'm pretty fortunate to know how to speak Chinese as well, (some of my Chinese friends can't speak it!) as well as being coerced into learning French for 4 years.

Simon, I'm one of those American ignoramuses you talk about and I'm ashamed of it. I can't speak my native language "Tamil" either…though I can understand it quite well. Not knowing a foreign language is something I regret. Here's another thing I regret : Not being able to play a musical instrument. I'm basically just an average fuck who got kinda lucky in life.