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Title: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: singaporean123 on Wed, 03 October 2012, 22:55:04
For many people, spending anything more than $100 on a keyboard is madness(or so I have heard from my friends).



I love collecting the many different keycaps. My parents feel that I shouldn't spend on something I don't need, while my girlfriend thinks that I should slow down on the novelty keys (though she's unsupportive on the surface..she did buy me a topre CC..which I couldn't use:/ ). I think I'm old enough to be entitled to my hobbies though  :p

So my question is.. how does the people around you feel about your hobby, and how does it affect you?
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tjcaustin on Wed, 03 October 2012, 23:03:57
My roommate seems interested in watching me burn money but is unconvinced that with how he jackhammer types that it's worth his investment.  I disagree but that's neither here nor there.
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Post by: esoomenona on Wed, 03 October 2012, 23:07:52
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Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: moonprismpwr on Wed, 03 October 2012, 23:13:10
My friends have liked the rainbow keys I have and think it's pretty cute ^^ And needless to say my husband loves that I am getting into keyboards with him :D
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: DarkShot on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:00:46
I had a friend over and he started using my keyboard after explaining the basics of them

He messaged me when he got home cursing the fact that he had to use his rubber dome after.

Another friend is interested in them from my posting about them on Facebook, so some seem pretty interested.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: The_Beast on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:03:23
I loaned out one of the boards I didn't want anymore hoping he would buy it. He did because he liked it so much ^___^


One board I don't have to deal with anymore and someone else who as seen the light of mechanical boards
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: demik on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:40:39
friends?

what's that o.O
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:45:08
Quote from: The_Beast on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:03:23
I loaned out one of the boards I didn't want anymore hoping he would buy it. He did because he liked it so much ^___^


One board I don't have to deal with anymore and someone else who as seen the light of mechanical boards

I need one or three of those.  I've totally gone all shiny and bought way too much.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Halverson on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:45:23
Quote from: demik on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:40:39
friends?

what's that o.O

Only us wizards know.....

Most of my friends think it's cool, but the money is nuts. Most people keep saying "make caps, make money". And I always reply "it's not about the money, its about cool caps".
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 04 October 2012, 01:18:07
Quote from: Halverson on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:45:23

Only us wizards know.....


You're a girlshark wizard now?  This could get exhausting.

BTW, you should buy my brand new Race cuz they're bluuuuues.  I seriously can't believe how much money I've spent in 20 days.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 04 October 2012, 01:21:24
Every friend that ive ever brought this up to have gotten involved and ive bought a keyboard + extras off here for them.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: longweight on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:18:11
My friends are initially confused and then interested! I spend a lot of time talking to them about it!
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Halverson on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:28:30
Quote from: tjcaustin on Thu, 04 October 2012, 01:18:07
Quote from: Halverson on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:45:23

Only us wizards know.....



You're a girlshark wizard now?  This could get exhausting.

BTW, you should buy my brand new Race cuz they're bluuuuues.  I seriously can't believe how much money I've spent in 20 days.

My YOTD is the only blue board I need :p I'll stick with my brown and my white races for meow.

Quote from: longweight on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:18:11
My friends are initially confused and then interested! I spend a lot of time talking to them about it!

I always wonder after talking to some people about it. Were they generally interested, or did they just want me to shut up about it :p
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: WRXChris on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:28:43
Most of my friends think I'm crazy, but one understands because he likes to collect things.  He's always interested when I get new clacks, but other than that I think he pretends to listen when I talk about keyboards, lol! 

My family has no idea about my unhealthy keyboard addiction and its financial ramifications, and I intend to keep it that way!
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:32:09
Quote from: Halverson on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:28:30
Quote from: tjcaustin on Thu, 04 October 2012, 01:18:07
Quote from: Halverson on Thu, 04 October 2012, 00:45:23

Only us wizards know.....



You're a girlshark wizard now?  This could get exhausting.

BTW, you should buy my brand new Race cuz they're bluuuuues.  I seriously can't believe how much money I've spent in 20 days.

My YOTD is the only blue board I need :p I'll stick with my brown and my white races for meow.

Quote from: longweight on Thu, 04 October 2012, 02:18:11
My friends are initially confused and then interested! I spend a lot of time talking to them about it!

I always wonder after talking to some people about it. Were they generally interested, or did they just want me to shut up about it :p

Whites are totally blues without the awesome click. You need the awesome click.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 04 October 2012, 05:49:14
My wife is amused by all the time and effort I've put into group buys and the Cherry legend project, but she doesn't "get it".  She does like the click of MX blues though, and the pretty keys she sees me sorting through.

Mainly she's happy that I have a fun hobby that I'm passionate about. <3
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Kellybear on Thu, 04 October 2012, 06:06:51
My friends don't really understand.. especially when I get excited about certain keycaps, or talk about how I want a specific board..

I do get some who come to me for recommendations on what keyboard to get, but in the end, they settle with a black widow :l
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: jil_jil32 on Thu, 04 October 2012, 06:59:58
They keep questioning me about how many hands I have...
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: snoopy on Thu, 04 October 2012, 07:53:05
my girlfriend only likes the clickclack skulls and nyancat stuff... but not really interested in the rest...
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 04 October 2012, 09:59:03
Quote from: TheProfosist on Thu, 04 October 2012, 01:21:24
Every friend that ive ever brought this up to have gotten involved and ive bought a keyboard + extras off here for them.

Why aren't you my friend?


My gf likes typing on blues and likes the pretty keycaps. Doesn't really understand the "prestige" of owning the fancier mech boards. I think she'd want a CM Storm or something... but I'd like to get her a WASD.

Family thinks I'm crazy and stupid. Friends think I'm weird, but they know I'm a professional typist. Co workers think I'm weird but I get work done so they don't really care.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: scytheR on Thu, 04 October 2012, 10:22:21
when me and one of my friends bought filco majestouch's together a year ago, we started a 'peer pressure' sort of thing, now everyone in my friend group has a mechanical keyboard. whether its a razer blackwidow, a leopold or a filco ninja. My friends and i work that way.. we're a sortof nerdy starcraft loving group, and once one of us gets something we all get it. most recently it has been protein shakes and gym..

They've purchased some coloured keycaps from WASDkeyboards, but haven't really got into it like most of us here.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 04 October 2012, 12:34:26
My family doesn't know about it. Top Secret... it just shows up on the Bill as paypal and amazon.com.... Muahahahahahahaha
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Post by: esoomenona on Thu, 04 October 2012, 12:36:51
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Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 04 October 2012, 12:38:18
Quote from: esoomenona on Thu, 04 October 2012, 12:36:51
Yesterday, my UPS guy was apparently laughing because stopping at my house has become a daily thing...

He'd laugh he knew about your 30+ fleshlights.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 04 October 2012, 12:40:38
Most of my friends think I'm nerdy as hell... but I don't give two ****s about that...

My family doesn't know much about it, other than the fact that I get sooo many keycaps in the mail... if only they knew how much money I was really spending lol...
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Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: fruktstund on Thu, 04 October 2012, 14:12:28
My cat looks a bit sad when I don't let him walk all over my SSK. I fear he'll murder me next time he sees me sleeping.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: phetto on Thu, 04 October 2012, 14:49:22
My familiy does not want to understand.
I tried to compare it as a normal collecting hobby, as people are collecting stamps, or starwars stuff, or even pokemon cards (THE ****!!!!!!!!!) but they just dont want to understand. :-D

Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:15:20
My friends think its awesome , and have either bought one or had one given to them by me. My mom thinks its cool and she loves to press keys with blue switches, but deosnt really type. My stepdad said "damn that's a nice keyboard, where'd you get this?!" when I let him use my computer.
My 20 year old brother thinks its kinda weird but he understands. My 12 and 13 year old brothers love blue switches just like my mom. My grandpa who lives with me think I need to start a business that sells them. xD (Im 22 btw(no I dont still live at home(its when they visit)))
my cat... sometimes she walks across my desk and onto the keyboard, but she never really tells me if she likes it more than walking on a rubber dome keyboard ; P
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: phetto on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:17:40
^ You should be happy as hell :D

:jelous:
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:20:20
Yeah, it's pretty cool. My family and friends have always been chill, and don't care how nerdy I am or what I'm into. My grandpa even accepts that I have anime figures. normally it would be like "what's with those gay ass barbie dolls" with any other grandpa xD
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: phetto on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:21:57
ok dude. those chinese dolls are a bit cheesy ^___^
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:43:14
japanese* >:(
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 04 October 2012, 22:20:02
Quote from: Lethal Squirrel on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:20:20
Yeah, it's pretty cool. My family and friends have always been chill, and don't care how nerdy I am or what I'm into. My grandpa even accepts that I have anime figures. normally it would be like "what's with those gay ass barbie dolls" with any other grandpa xD

I doubt he'd think you're gay, but surely he'd lean towards "effeminate". That's seriously looked down upon in asian cultures, but that's why America is great.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Will@Drop on Fri, 05 October 2012, 18:32:24
Quote from: Lethal Squirrel on Thu, 04 October 2012, 19:43:14
japanese* >:(

Seems like your jimmies are rustled : )


My friends are all pretty nerdy guys so they appreciate my hobbies. The more difficult one for them to stomach is my Headphone addiction.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: mars-bar-man on Fri, 05 October 2012, 19:32:08
Family are thankful it's not Crack or on silly wheels and a spoiler for my car.

And my girlfriend hates it because I spend the money on the boards and not her.. That much..
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Redndwhite on Fri, 05 October 2012, 19:39:41
Quote from: mars-bar-man on Fri, 05 October 2012, 19:32:08
Family are thankful it's not Crack or on silly wheels and a spoiler for my car.

And my girlfriend hates it because I spend the money on the boards and not her.. That much..

Cars are not on a crack level of addictiveness; we make them look like someone craving a salty snack.

I'm just starting out on the keyboard hobby, so they can't judge me just yet. Although I should have a second on the way anytime now...
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: tcv on Fri, 05 October 2012, 20:38:40
Everyone that's ever used one of my keyboards enjoys it and can tell the difference between mechanical and membrane.

If they see me looking at keyboards online they assume i'm buying a new one every time.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: 1391401 on Fri, 05 October 2012, 21:40:52
Most people don't get it so I don't bother explaining, they just say "cooool" when they see my red alert and "oh look at the colors" when they see my QWERKEYS/Billiards/Dreamcheese board
Title: Re: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: TheProfosist on Sat, 06 October 2012, 00:37:18
Quote from: Sifo on Thu, 04 October 2012, 09:59:03
Quote from: TheProfosist on Thu, 04 October 2012, 01:21:24
Every friend that ive ever brought this up to have gotten involved and ive bought a keyboard + extras off here for them.

Why aren't you my friend?


i guess i worded that wong as there was definitly as funds or work involved with all of the exchanges.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: TheProfosist on Sat, 06 October 2012, 00:39:50
If your looking for a board to convice someone to convert get a corsair board as it has both types of switches on the same board you can tell people notice the difference when they have to use on of the switches that isnt mechanical.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Viz on Sun, 07 October 2012, 08:58:22
My girlfriend is quite positive about it.
Some of my friends are quite geeky, but I tend to be the geekiest. So they usually listen to me whenever I recommend something.

However, they're all laughing at my HHKB :/
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 07 October 2012, 16:00:17
First, you can't allow them to control your life.

Any hobbyist finds something to be interested in, and becomes interested in it.

I want my shoe collection to give me performance, that is, to be comfortable and hold together under stress.

I want my record collection to give me aesthetic pleasure, of which 90% listening pleasure and 10% is artistic and educational.

For the past year, the primary board sitting on my desk has been a heavily modded Model F 122-key terminal keyboard.

It is like me, old and tough and they just don't make 'em like that any more. But, also, cleaned up and modernized from time to time, when it makes sense.

Life is too short to use bad keyboards.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: SmallFry on Sun, 07 October 2012, 16:25:37
Nice one Fohat.digs! I have always liked your F. I have been meaning to do a lot of the modernizations that you have done to my M.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 07 October 2012, 16:38:38
RIT dye works great on some colors but many are hopeless.

There is a huge amount of wasted volume in the case and a teensy Teensy will easily fit inside to give you a dinosaur keyboard with a USB plug.

Do the bolt mod - it is super-easy on the F and you can buy the bolts at Home Depot instead of having to mail order them from McMaster-Carr.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: SmallFry on Sun, 07 October 2012, 16:45:51
I have my M all dyed. If you click the link in my signature you can see it! I have been putting off a bolt mod since I don't want to screw up 'specially when I only have a few broken rivets.


EDIT! 1,000 posts! WHOO!
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: NikoGasm on Mon, 08 October 2012, 17:09:46
My friends and family and my friends' families think I'm absolutely out of my mind. I receive a lot of skepticism and flak for spending as much as I do on a keyboard. They just don't understand that it's beyond a simple tool to Google something. I get judged a lot for it simply because they refuse to try one of mine, so they don't understand the value behind these magnificent input devices. When I try to explain why I put so much time and money and effort into keyboards they still don't get it. Clearly the hobby is not for everyone.

But I always rationalize it like this: You spend tons of time and money souping up your car and making it look amazing and such; well, it's the same for me when it comes to keyboards. It's something I'm interested in, it's something I use every day, and it's just lots of fun. It's a hobby, don't judge. I have no interest in your sports and your cars just like you have no interest in my computers and video games and keyboards. ggnore
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Glod on Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:06:24
this happens after my wife finds out i just bought another keyboard, she doesn't know yet about the keycaps and o-rings coming as well LOL

(http://almightyglod.com/public_stack/wife_hates_keyboards1.jpg)



Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:31:30
Sounds like a battle cry!
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Kabuks on Thu, 29 November 2012, 08:51:30
My parents think its a waste of money but my little brother on the other hand has recently been converted to mechanical keyboards by me.  :p
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: absyrd on Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:04:36
My wife has 3 mechanical keyboards, all equally or more expensive than mine. She thinks Click Clack skulls are "cute" so she stole my only one to use on one of her boards. Fine with me.

My brother is a by-night metal scrapper so he brings be home old pc stuff when he gets it to check it out before it goes to the recycling/ecycling place. He also has hooked me up with people who work at the e-cycler who hold old stacks of keyboards for me to look at once a month or so.

None of my friends are true computer nerds. One is a mechanical engineer and and does video editing as a hobby, so I am trying to get him involved in mech keyboards as he is in front of a computer most of his waking hours.

Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Acetrak on Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:09:44
I tried to explain to my apartment mate why I find mechanical keyboards interesting. The conversation derailed to switches, keycaps, and Cherry Corp...I think it might've been too much for him to find interesting @.@

Would be more fun if I had someone IRL to share this hobby with hah
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: boost on Thu, 29 November 2012, 09:15:16
Quote from: Glod on Wed, 28 November 2012, 18:06:24
this happens after my wife finds out i just bought another keyboard, she doesn't know yet about the keycaps and o-rings coming as well LOL

Show Image
(http://almightyglod.com/public_stack/wife_hates_keyboards1.jpg)








Better not piss her off =)
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: TheShining on Sun, 02 December 2012, 16:44:54
They are jealous of course.
Title: Re: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: TheProfosist on Sun, 02 December 2012, 16:50:39
Quote from: TheShining on Sun, 02 December 2012, 16:44:54
They are jealous of course.
wow someones a thread bumping...
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 02 December 2012, 17:16:54
He's got his 60 posts now.  At least it was not a bunch of 6+ month old posts in a single topic.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: microsoft windows on Fri, 07 December 2012, 16:27:52
I don't give a damn about my keyboard hobby and neither do my friends or family.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: iri on Sat, 08 December 2012, 03:37:19
mother: look, what a nice keyboard! nyaaaa!
colleagues: you spent WHAT on this keyboard?!
friends: you left $200 keyboards in a train! hahaha!
Title: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Sat, 08 December 2012, 04:36:39
Halverson introduced me to mechanical keyboards. I was the friend who said "why does anyone need 7 keyboards" or "these people are so crazy you should make caps and sell them for money". Well after him bugging me about 12,584 times to buy a mechanical board, I decided to buy a race and join GH. I now have multiple boards and more keycaps then I need and now I'm the "crazy guy" to my family and friends.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 08 December 2012, 06:12:13
Only 12584 times, eh?  Are you sure it was not 12585?
Title: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Sat, 08 December 2012, 06:25:59
^ well I did say "about" but now that I think of it, no it was precisely 12,584 times. But it was all at once!
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: dutmai on Sun, 09 December 2012, 14:31:17
They totally laugh at the expense
Title: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Sun, 09 December 2012, 15:02:36
Quote from: dutmai on Sun, 09 December 2012, 14:31:17
They totally laugh at the expense
I've convinced my family that my keyboards and caps are not expensive..... They think the boards are like $40 and the caps are like 50 cents a piece. Hahaha. They still think I'm nuts!! I can only imagine if they uncovered the truth!!
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 09 December 2012, 15:19:56
Although records will show that a mechanical keyboard was available for $40 (Thanksgiving CM QFR) and keycaps are about $0.50 each (so a 100 set = $50, which is about right).
Title: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Sun, 09 December 2012, 15:26:26
^ haha well there ya go! I'm not even lying. Sort of.
Title: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 09 December 2012, 16:36:55
Quote from: rowdy on Sun, 09 December 2012, 15:19:56
Although records will show that a mechanical keyboard was available for $40 (Thanksgiving CM QFR) and keycaps are about $0.50 each (so a 100 set = $50, which is about right).

Except YM bought a race and poker. And zinc caps, and novelty caps, etc. so although some boards are cheap. His are definitely not :D
But in the end, he looks to me and feels good he isn't nearly as crazy.
Title: Re: What does your friends/family/pets/neighbours think about your keyboard hobby?
Post by: RougeR on Tue, 18 December 2012, 22:00:04
friends get fed up with it haha, family dont know.