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Messages - ochoill

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Metal Discussion / Re: Hated but why?
Today at 11:02:20 AM
Ah jaysus :laugh:
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General Discussion / Re: Non Metal Now Listening
February 10, 2025, 11:00:01 PM
Shifting are Class, HUUWTD are class, will give this a lash later
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General Discussion / Re: Pet Peeves
February 07, 2025, 08:21:38 AM
Quote from: Ollkiller on February 06, 2025, 07:18:16 PMThe brother and mother have it. Both wear the face mask. When the brother got tested he had the second highest reading they ever had. Something like 54 events in an hour. They nearly didn't let him drive home.
:laugh: Yeah I got 53, doctor told me she didn't actually understand how I wasn't constantly falling asleep.  I had it years but it obviously kept getting worse and I never realised.  I told her I had a busy job and a small child so I thought I was supposed to feel like that all the time.  "No, no you absolutely are not, please go get the machine next week before you have a heart attack".
(I was constantly falling asleep too in general, I was genuinely fucked up from it but for so long that I honestly didn't remember what not being tired felt like until I started using the machine)

Quote from: The Heretic on February 06, 2025, 03:10:37 PMI had the nose mask then moved to the full face mask, but it kept pushing off when lying on my side so back to the nose one again, kinda caught between the 2 now, must get a new mask setup when I go the States next, under half the price over there than here!
I can't use the nose one at all, just went straight for the face.  I do need a new mask though because the straps on mine are gone to shit.  Still on the thing paying monthly for it at the minute because they've to monitor my results for a year to see they are consistently low, will buy a machine outright once that's done.
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General Discussion / Re: DÚN - Instrumental, Goth/Synth
February 06, 2025, 01:55:54 PM
Deadly I will give this an auld spin before the weekend.
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General Discussion / Re: Pet Peeves
February 06, 2025, 01:55:11 PM
Quote from: The Heretic on February 06, 2025, 09:43:27 AM
Quote from: ochoill on February 06, 2025, 09:07:00 AM
Quote from: The Heretic on February 06, 2025, 01:17:27 AMSleep Apnea - complete bastard of a thing, like waking up with a hangover, if I didn't have the CPAP machine I wouldn't function at all
On the auld machine meself nowadays and it is like night and day sleeping with it.  Put off getting checked for it for a long time, last year when I got it the doc basically told me I hadn't actually hit deep sleep in about ten years :laugh:

It's dangerous as well without it, can lead to serious issues, the mask fucks me off sometimes when it annoys me  other times it's grand, you full face or just the nose?

Full face, yeah sometimes it's a fuckin pain but most of the time if I don't bollix about with the straps and keep the beard gone/tight then it stays fine.  Did you get that one too?

Yeah they told me it can cause all sorts of issues since the body just isn't getting enough sleep but even in the half a year or so I have it I notice a serious improvement in my energy and mood.  I don't fall asleep on the couch instantly after work anymore!
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General Discussion / Re: Pet Peeves
February 06, 2025, 09:07:00 AM
Quote from: The Heretic on February 06, 2025, 01:17:27 AMSleep Apnea - complete bastard of a thing, like waking up with a hangover, if I didn't have the CPAP machine I wouldn't function at all
On the auld machine meself nowadays and it is like night and day sleeping with it.  Put off getting checked for it for a long time, last year when I got it the doc basically told me I hadn't actually hit deep sleep in about ten years :laugh:
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Gigs and Festivals / DOWN - Live in Cavan March 1st
February 05, 2025, 04:16:12 PM
https://down-nola.com/tour/

Some grand auld tour dates there for ye :laugh:

This will clear it up quickly for anyone who hasn't figured it out: https://www.downgaa.net/fixtures
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General Discussion / Re: Simple Pleasures
February 02, 2025, 10:34:56 PM
Had no go on me for writing tunes lately.  Ended up with a free evening in the jamspace by myself.  Fucked about and tuned down for a change of scenery.  Cracked out enough riffs that are decent and enough to start about three new songs.  Block broken, a right pleasure.
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Looking forward to listening to this.
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The list varies but definitely Devin Townsend - regardless how I feel about his newer material the man is a fantastic player and a great mix of technicality and feel.

Trey Spruance is also amazing but overlooked often.
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Got in straight away and got standing tickets too.  Seems like there is loads of seated left still.
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Looking forward to this.
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Going for definite, haven't seen them live in over a decade, Roger's Arena in Vancouver maybe 2013?  They were class then anyway.  Deadly.
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Metal Discussion / Re: Now Playing
January 22, 2025, 01:14:13 PM
Same few albums on a run the last week-ish, each of these a few times.

Sepultura - "A-Lex"
Swans - "Filth"
Swans - "My father will guide me up a rope to the sky"
Talk Talk - "Laughing Stock"
Talk Talk - "Spirit of Eden"
Devin Townsend - "Infinity" (plus B Sides)
Bloody Head - "Perpetual Eden"
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General Discussion / Re: Simple Pleasures
January 16, 2025, 05:04:58 PM
VLC is the best, no need for any other player on the laptop, I just put whatever into it and it works.  Also being able to just drag and drop folders of music and then sort and play them is grand.  No need for anything else.

Also:

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