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Merry Xmas to you all -- I hope the festivities were great. Mine were very good, so far Ahem. Well done sir and I admit I do have a fair bit of respect at the timing you set there, but you could have had gotten sloshed way cheaper than with this rather expensive luxury single malt ... yes, it may be not one of the most expensive, but what that thing was, is still considered a luxury beverage and rather not meant to be savoured in the way of flushing a liter of it down your throat in a quarter of an hour. I do drink a Glenlivet in a quarter of an hour too -- but that timing is per dram... Anyway, to each his own I guess.

That oddly reminds me of a girl I used to know, didn't see her anymore since a year or so -- unfotrunately, because I do like her as a friend, in fact (And I mean, a friend. No sexual thing.)... I made the great "toilet grabber" (meaning, methaphorically, trying to grab something, but in fact reaching into a toilet) concerning my relation to her: I told her that I feel something for her. I can only tell you, that was a bad mistake. Doesn't connect. I mean, I didn't get slapped or anything ... but in fact she didn't want, at all, wants no man's affection (and no woman's either obviously). A shitty grip for both of us obviously. The attitude wasn't the same anymore after that, of nobody of us two. And I, in fact, may seem to have destroyed the relation. I have never met a girl better (not farther, but better) out in space, mentally. She was similar to the descripton you gave. Not grown up. And she wasn't even so beautiful, but to me she seemed likeable as hell and that was what counted for me. She had an artsy side too, but under developed, not mature. Likeable though. Likeable as hell... Anyway, I think it's a "toilet grabber" no matter what you do in these cases. Do nothing and you will get nothing, only unsatisfied. Better bring up the facts and tell her, then "harvest" the awkwardness and move on. You'll at least sleep better.

Oh god I really hate planning parties. I just sent the invitation mail with closed eyes and the whispered sentence "I'm gonna open a bottle of whisky after I press send, I'm gonna open a bottle of whisky after I press send, I'm gonna open a bottle of whisky after I press send!" So you know what I'm doing right now

That drawing is seriously good. I thought it was an old photo. Other than that, I'm currently procrastinating planning my birthday party...

I come late to this conversation, but I think the other people are right, Radi. You shouldn't spread so much information about your feelings toward her, also pictures ... as of now it might be okay, but you don't know if this might not fall back at you one later day, for whatever reason. I admit that I too looked at her picture ... and it seems like a nice girl to me. I would just say go for it and become her friend, it might be good for both of you. And I mean "friend" in the broadest way here ... not necessary with the love thing, you know -- meaning: don't focus on that if it stresses you. Don't worry too much about seeing her "invisible", maybe one day you'll get the reason why it is like that. It might even be some deeper connection, that in this "invisibility" you see some kind of an emotional problem she has or whatever -- one which only people with your kinda craziness regarding obsession with "weird" (in my eyes) details can see... I hope I said this with enough charme, you know ... I mean you both seem to be freaky in some way and maybe you fit together. But only you can do the check up...

Thank you for the news, gentlemen! Itunes has this release aswell and I still have a voucher card lying around somewhere, so I will get this one...

I hope it works for everybody meanwhile. In case some of you still surf plain http (redirection didn't work seamless with IE at first), best would be to update bookmarks if you want to enjoy the new secure one... I say a big thanks to Mars that he implemented this, I probably wouldn't have been able to the way he did because the part to configure the board that it doesn't fall back to http seemed quite tricky!

The little bit unfortunate event is, that the proof that Thomas Vitali is behind Psynina is now gone because the registration period for domain "psynina.com" has ended... Who? Thomas? The NHJO? Or maybe ... Thomas = NHJO :ph34r: ...

Good to hear you seem to be well. It's the same here. I haven't visited any psy party in a while ... tend to be worked out at the weekends, plus my girlfriend is also not the type that goes out so much -- and I find that good... I definitely didn't stop going to parties but it has to be a really good night that I am motivated to get moving. Right now I'm waiting for the heating to warm up because I want to take a shower before going to bed.

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Oh dear god. Seriously ... this would have been one of the last places I would have expected this name to be mentioned. And, frankly, also one of the last threads I would have expected it to happen in. I don't know whether to cry or laugh about this Actually I just wanted to pop by and drop a hello to the mr. HYENNRO Learn goodly india language you become great track maker = आप महान ट्रैक निर्माता बनने सुडौल भारत भाषा सीखें

Hi Janet, how's it going? I'm relaxing from a two-day meeting the company had in the south of Austria... ...and I combine that with the goal "try being here more" and reading up on some threads

I found this one today:

I have to say, this post by Halusinaatio about the infrasound, is interesting... By coincidence, I found out this saturday, that noise in general has a big impact on my stress level. I had some earplugs in my pocket that I took from the manufacturing hall at work ... and on that saturday my stress was so bad I couldn't even ride the tube without getting nervous in some form, I felt really uncomfortable... and after I put the plugs into my ears it all suddenly was so good, so calm. The noise of the train was much lower, the talking of the people was far away suddenly, the crying of the kids was a bit louder but still way more bearable than without plugs... I managed well that day... With the earplugs, I can also hear my own breathing and that is very comforting. Also it helps calm down my breathing for when I register it being fast, I try to slow it down more. Maybe earplugs help you too? Just be careful that you don't overhear something important when walking... And don't wear them too long or going without will be even less bearable. I hundred percent agree with the people recommending excercise by the way! Already said my thoughts about it anyway. And: cool idea about the potion... I am thinking about that aswell lately...

Thanks for the info, I didn't know. And I think the thread sits quite well here...

I used valerian, but this alone makes me not feel so great. A higher dose makes me feel dizzy when I close my eyes and to me it provoked feelings of moving really fast when lying still (difficult to explain) ... and the sleep still didn't come. I found it pleasant only in low doses and in combination with other plants such as passion flower and hops -- then it is quite good though. Magnesium is no real sleep medication to me, I use it for muscle and heart related issues... But there's one more thing I use: amber -- only as incense oil. The incense is relaxing and most of all, after some usage where you manage to sleep to it, it will automatically remind you of sleep. Maybe that's good for you too!

I don't think I can fully relate to your situation, but I felt really badly stressed in the last weeks too ... mainly because an injury immobilized me (dislocated ankle) and I couldn't do any sports at all Sports and workout do a lot. I wasn't even doing so much I'd say, but I never perceived so little being so valuable, to me at least. I still can't run with the ankle and I can't even think about climbing a boulder, I have to be careful with it, but at least I can walk -- or cycle, as I did yesterday. And it is good to feel the movement again. No comparison to some days ago where I almost got a nervous breakdown because my neighbor woke me up with loud TV at night after I finally managed to fall asleep... When you start doing some workout, you'll at least get yourself tired and increase the likelihood of sleeping deeper and better. And you will likely need less of whatever substance you choose for your treatment. When it comes to substances, Pharmacy sells a medication that is a combination of some plant essences -- valerian, hops, passion flower and that ... I like that one a lot and use it frequently. If the plants don't help I normally use diphenhydramine to sleep. And if it all doesn't work, I take a benzo ... only in emergency though. Food should be lots of bananas (you gonna need their energy anyway if you work out) That and easy on the caffeine ... and on the alcohol too (I have cut the Whisky down ).

Mergi, please, if I may add and join into the bunch of free recommendations on top of your purchase ... you should download the Etnoscope album stated in my signature. It's free and you won't regret it for sure. That piece was planned to be released for money, but then it was soooo long in the making that they released it for free. Get the album from: http://www.ektoplazm.com/free-music/etnoscope-way-over-deadline Read my review if you are unsure ... all info in my sig (ha, finally my laziness concerning sig change is rewarding me, hehehe )

I do admit that I don't like the ever-recurring use of the religious symbols and names anymore either -- even though I have an artistic reference to one of these symbols aswell for my avatar ... yet what else for a visual hint is there ... even the alien themes get old slowly, as well as the drug references (go to a party nowadays that has cheap visuals and you'll know why)... Dolmot's post up there sums it up really well to me. And I have been quite attracted by the symbols myself ... bashing them now feels kinda wrong. So it's fine after all that these features define this scene ... at least when they don't take the cheapest photoshop effects...

... so I will bring this topic up again. Over the last years, I have become more and more a fan of Anthony Rother. I enjoyed Popkiller II, by the way. But now I even like more and more tracks that I didn't like at first. The "Telekraft" album is pretty much great, even though it didn't really appeal to me at first. And there's more. And more. Also the ambient. And the livesets, amazing! And the new stuff. And now he's even back with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p2yEz78hJA Pure, perfect technical sound, depicting what I loved from the start: this peculiar critical mindset when depicting modern technical and computerized themes, even paired with philosophy. And all wrapped in this perfect sound. Perfect for city walks in the night. The album has been ordered already...

I am beginning to understand what you mean by "sad" ... it might be the same type of melancholy I feel when actually listening to ambient. The mentioned Oforia track doesn't give me that feeling ... but I'll state a track that does. Banco De Gaia - Not In My Name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fYT_DehQrI

Ever tried to get down into dark ambient, Radi? For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxlKnS79KlU The funny thing is, I can listen to quite a lot of the dark stuff and not get sad or anything, I even feel comfortable once I got used to the atmosphere ... but as soon as I listen to CBL or something like that, which is actually rather a beautiful sound (at least that's obviously what was intended), I get so sad, so incredibly sad. Can't listen to that anymore, it kills me.

The Prana Remix is really good. But if they really do just a remix album, I am a bit disappointed. I mean, people've been waiting for years until now and what do they get? Cold coffee, re-heated. To me it feels like when you're promised a really good restaurant meal and then they serve you re-heated microwave food from the supermarket -- sure it kills your hunger and complaining about it feels kind of "luxury complaining", but still, it's a bit of a let-down. I'm beginning to think maybe it's better to let Old School stay "old school"...

My preferred choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCDtSyNsko If I were a little more adventurous (i.e. drunk ... which I likely would be), I might as well go with some Eat Static: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBc6hU--4fw