Speedy's Cafe - General Chat about anything you like!

[Caya]

We'll sic Tim on it, thank you for noticing!

[Undead Medic]

Thanks for flagging this up J.P. Hopefully I have now re-secured the account.

[Pseudonym]

God, today is draaaagging. It's painful. 

 

[Boton]

And it's Wednesday.  How can it possibly still just be Wednesday?

[Pseudonym]

Yes, that too!

[Fantasy Lover]

I'm seriously wondering whether either of you have watched the news, or are we so used to it by now that we don't care anymore?

[Pseudonym]

I come here to get away from all the shit elsewhere. 

 

Meaning shit as in shitty people doing shitty things, not shit as in I disbelieve it or am bored of it. I can't constantly look at and think about terrorism, it's too sad, depressing and senseless. So I come here and talk about something daft instead. 

[Fantasy Lover]

Forgive me for reminding you of that unpleasantness, I just wondered. How about I'll join you? I hate this season, it's just so cold and gray and rainy and dark and I have trouble orienting myself!

[Van Buren Supernova]

Agree.

Although some times I do rant about these stuffs, but most time no,

because saying something here doesn't help anything but doesn't mean it escapes my attention.

It's just..so tiring.

 

There were times when I stop reading news as well, but not knowing them doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

So now I'm almost always up to date but many times I don't know what to say because.. I don't know what to say.

[Boton]

I'm seriously wondering whether either of you have watched the news, or are we so used to it by now that we don't care anymore?

 

It's not that I don't watch the news.  It's a combo of the fact that online interaction is inadequate and the fact that I need to perform some psychological self-preservation.

 

To the first, what am I going to do about a terrorist attack (I assume that's what you were referring to) online, especially in a fandom forum?  I mean, there's only so many times you can put a banner on your Facebook photo or tweet "thoughts and prayers" before you realize that this has absolutely no impact on anything.  Any thoughts, prayers, political actions, or philanthropic actions I wish to undertake don't need to be reflected online.

 

Second, it is partially self-preservation.  I can't - just absolutely can't - think about everything wrong in the world all the time. I need places where I can focus on things that make me happy or things that are simply mundane, like grousing about the weather or the work week.  Being in a constant state of anxiety doesn't help me, and it doesn't help anyone else.

 

You guys are one of my happy places.  I largely stay out of the political thread and political discussions, and I just enjoy the fact that I know people from all over the world who like Sherlock as much as I do.  And I think that makes a positive contribution to the culture, in a small way.  I have often said, "I have an online friend in Germany (or Wales or England or wherever)...." and that allows me to reflect on perspectives I have learned here. That's a net good in my book, but it won't happen as easily if all I focus on is tragedy.

[Pseudonym]

Excellently put. 

[Pseudonym]

Can't remember if I posted this somewhere before. Hopefully not. 

 

Which Benedict Cumberbatch are you quiz. 

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-03-24/which-benedict-cumberbatch-are-you/

 

I, apparently, am Smaug. 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I managed to get Sherlock without even trying.

[T.o.b.y]

I got Smaug. Yay! I love dragons!

[Arcadia]

Sherlock.

[Pseudonym]

Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot! 

 

It's firework city here right now. 

 

[Doe]

Can't remember if I posted this somewhere before. Hopefully not. 

 

Which Benedict Cumberbatch are you quiz. 

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-03-24/which-benedict-cumberbatch-are-you/

 

I, apparently, am Smaug. 

 

Who is Patrick?

 

I got Patrick.

[Doe]

 

 

Salif Keita

 

I like Salif Keita

 

https://youtu.be/DbWimgQKtMI

 

Spacially Folon

 

 

and your sharing is perfect.

[J.P.]

Oh, another human in the wide world who knows his name!

[Carol the Dabbler]

Which Benedict Cumberbatch are you quiz. 

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-03-24/which-benedict-cumberbatch-are-you/

 

Who is Patrick?

 

I got Patrick.

 

He's Cumberbatch's character in Starter for Ten.  He's very good at quizzes and such.

[Pseudonym]

It is bitterly cold here today. I've got my thermals on under my clothes and I still feel like I might freeze. Brrrrrrr.  

[Carol the Dabbler]

How cold is it?

[Pseudonym]

It says it's 7 degrees celcius (44 farenheit) online, but I don't believe that because it feels way colder. I've got gloves on and I can still hardly move my fingers (and I'm indoors). Bits of the country are down to 3 degrees.

[Doe]

It says it's 7 degrees celcius (44 farenheit) online, but I don't believe that because it feels way colder. I've got gloves on and I can still hardly move my fingers (and I'm indoors). Bits of the country are down to 3 degrees.

 

@Arcadia doesn't hear. Arcadia says 4-5 degrees celcius not cold.  :P

 

I think it's cold. 

[Pseudonym]

It's definitely going to get a lot colder, but it's the coldest it's been so far this year. How cold does it get in Turkey in winter?