So you've had your license, and now you need to do lessons to drive alone right? Or do you need to take another test after all the lessons?

We have to take a test to get our permit (which means we can drive but we have to be with an adult) then we have like 6 driving hours/lessons and then a road test for our license...I was so glad for it to be over haha

That's the best part! I love cranking my Muse music up to full volume and rocking out:\mm/:

haha exaaactly, so no offense or anything but I'm gonna have to pass on making that thread:$

Are you excited? I was so pumped when I got my license:happy:

oh yeah, we were getting way off topic of the actual thread though so good thing you didn't reply in there lol. I see, now that you say that I remember that it is 17 for you guys over there, but for some reason I was set on it being 16 everywhere...n00b! When do you take your test?

:(I wouldn't be able to graffiti it awwwww....and if I start that thread I'll probably get banned for trying to get people's money!!

You're talking Celsius right? (sry, I'm just an ignorant American that uses Fahrenheit:rolleyes:)

2 and a half hours isn't so bad...what kind of stuff can you do in Glasgow?

Sorry this is a day later, I had a final last night from 7-9 pm so I was freaking out all day trying to cram information into my brain, and then when I got back I was so drained I pretty much went right to bed! I'm just glad that's over, FINALLY...

OH I got the Muse calendar too! Except I ordered mine like 2 months ago, so it's been sitting in my room just waiting for me to be able to use it:p Did you get the one with stickers?! I really like it, I can't wait to use each picture as a poster when the year's done!

:$OH MY GOD I'm so embarrassed:facepalm: You were so believable I really couldn't tell so I just kind of was like.....yeaaaaah! Oh god....haha I'm literally blushing right now, I'm such a tard! But I kind of did like the name Mattalie...I was thinking a combination of Natalie/Madelyn or something hahahahahahaaaaaaaaa I'll shut up now....

My parents *cough*MOM*cough* was really particular with how I decorated my room. She didn't want to spend money every couple of years to redo it whenever I grew out of my latest fad, so she always kept it real simple and plain...boooooring! I don't blame her, I can add posters and stuff (which I have a lot of) and that's fine, but the walls, flooring, furniture, etc. is pretty much what she wanted. I want to redo it so badly, because it's all yellows and creams and golds..which is pretty but I've had it that way for like 5 years. But I guess it's pointless now seeing as I technically don't live there anymore. But I will next year because I'm transferring out of my college I'm in now (after this semester) and going to a school in my hometown so I can save money, work, live at home, figure out what I want to do, yeah....maybe I'll talk to her about it and see what we can compromise!

(BTW...love Zelda, best N64 game ever!1!1!!! And I have a poster of TDK Joker too, absolutely love it! And of course Muse posters!)

Oh! Another thing I was gonna tell you...I've been looking all over Amazon and Ebay for the Muse New Born single poster, you know which one I'm talking about? It says something like 'NEW BORN new single from OoS out 4th June' or something like that. I want that poster so bad because New Born is probably my 1st or 2nd fave Muse song, and the single came out on my birthday:happy: Have you been able to track one of those down? The only one I've found is like $75 or something, and that's a littttttle bit too expensive for a single poster....

Yeah, the Twilight phenomena has ruined me. I don't know why, but everything about those books just really pisses me off. I don't know why I can't let it go....the main thing is that Muse is getting grouped into all this Twilight hype and I just feel so hopeless about it....I'm going to stop now before I go on an hour-long rant about this!

#1 MN Muser! That should be my undertitle next month hahaha

Oh I love that too! If you can think of anymore you should tell me, because I find it fascinating how we both speak English, but so many words and phrases are completely different:p

You get MY Miss World crown, I made it out of construction paper and crayons and glitter yaaaaaaay:D

Most areas of the US are different...like the east coast, midwest, south, and west coast. They all have they're own little quirks and mannerisms so it's kind of like being in a different country, yeah! haha I couldn't really imagine living in a different area....it would be quite an adjustment since I'm so used to the midwest...particularly MN...but I wouldn't mind trying it out someday, just to see which area I like better.

I know, I purposely save all my laundry so I (or my parents) can do it at home:happy: People have had a lot of their clothes stolen out of the dryers here so I just don't even wanna mess with it....I can understand the good/bad feelings about moving around. It's probably easier to move when you're younger, since it's always so easy to make friends...but once you get into your teens or something, I would've been devastated to have to move. It's like you finally figure out what kind of friends you like and sort of who you are and such.

You have valid points on your lolterrorist site! I'm too much of a n00b too....but I can say that after being on this site for a while I've learned a lot more about computers and stuff than I ever have! But I don't want you getting thrown in prison either kthx!!!

I know what you mean...college just kills students with how expensive it is..I can't wait to start working again to be able to not feel so helplessly broke all the time! And I have more fun just pissing around on here than I ever thought I would haha, that's why I go on almost every day...*alsoneedsalife*

oooooh so you are THEE hyper_chondriac_muser?!?! OMGZ! I iz so honored!!!!!! I hope you don't get a restraining order.....is that possible from websites?! haha

Anyways, today I'm doing pretty well...I have another final on Monday that I need to study for for the rest of the weekend, but after that that's pretty much it! How are you doing?

I wish I could play drums:rolleyes: but I can only play the piano...and hopefully bass soon!

Aww you had your single bowling alley shut down? Is it far to travel to other towns to do things? Like go to the movies or something? And how warm does it usually get over there?

I'm planning on learning bass guitar soon, I'm really excited....how long have you played the guitar for?

Oh good! I'm excited too:happy: You def. should take pics of all of them, I want to see what they look like in person erm...well in actual pictures rather than what the shop makes 'em look like haha. I'm soooo excited to get my shmexy black mug;) It'll look so much shmexier than every other mug in the entire state of MN! In fact...I could almost be positive that I would be the only Minnesotan with a Muse mug:eek:

Awww, that's a cute name..I wonder who she's named after! ;)haha but no that is really cute, were you surprised when you found out you were going to have a baby? How did your parents react? Are you married now/seeing anyone? (Sorry I just overloaded you w/ questions, you don't have to answer them if you don't want!)

Oh thank you, Merry Christmas to you too! I know, that's happened to me on vacations before too with friends. I would be so happy to be on a vacation or something, but at the same time I couldn't wait to come home because I missed my parents, my bed, my dog lol.

Wow, it sounds so much more....intimate? Is that the word I'm looking for? Hmm, I don't know, but it just sounds like everyone is more close-knit almost because you're all so close together. I wish it was that easy for me to go to gigs over here. I just have to pray that it's either in my state, or only 1 or 2 states away...and I think I would only make the long drive if it were Muse, no other band haha. And I would definitely let you know when I'm over there! Hopefully it would be soon...but I have no control over it really....*sigh*

I know, it's really strange. I mean, I think some people have heard of them now, or at least recognize SMBH from seeing Twilight, but no one is in love with them like I am. They're just too weird I guess lol. But yeah, the stuff my friends and other people I know listen to is way mainstream, like playing on the radio every hour Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and now Britney Spears! Wooooo! Muse is more mainstream now than they have been...but they still aren't very well-known or appreciated here like they are over in the UK. I wonder if they'll ever get popular over here. Idk, I kind of like knowing I'm one of the rare fans over here:p

lol yes, I think crisp sums up Autumn very nicely:yesey: Isn't that also what you call biscuits or chips or something over there? 'crisps'? Am I right? lol if not I'm going to feel really dumb:p

What a great Miss World speech! I agree 100%! lol I'm glad you agree with what I was saying...makes me feel not so weird for thinking so haha

Yeah, there are a lot of memories in my house...and hometown. I kind of wish I could've at least experienced one move though haha. Just to know what it was like, and have the excitement of being in a new house....but I'm not sure I'd like moving quite as much as you did! Did you mind it? Or were you just kind of "meh whatever!" about it?

You're terrorist talk is killing me!!! *gasps* :eek:I think that's the point! OMG lolterrorist.com would be so awesome...like lolcats. I freaking love lolcats! You should do it! That would be hilarious! I think I'm getting a cold..I haven't been able to sleep all the way through the night for the past week...grrrr. I keep waking up and coughing and/or sneezing for like 20 minutes each night! What do you do at your work?

And I like the incorporation of the Muse lyrics....haha I also liked how I knew right away which song that came from: "Hate This and I'll Love You":happy: Goes to show our dedication/obsession with Muse haha

:LOL:sorry maybe I shouldn't laugh at that but that sounds like the kind of thing that would happen to me....

Yeah I hate that feeling..I feel like I can't cram anymore information into my brain. Like I'm just reading the words but I can't comprehend anything.

Origin of Symmetry is my fave too, and both of those songs are awesome. I can actually play bliss on the piano! (But not that well yet) haha

How'd your presentation go?

Ah I don't think I'll ever be completely ready...I did study a lot today though, but obviously got distracted for a while, since I've been looking through the muse tattoo thread for I don't even know how long now haha

Aw even the name sounds nice..but really nothing to do? It can't be worse than here:indiff: What kind of stuff do you usually do?

It was so weird how my brother, sister and I got closer after they all left. Part of it is because we all did mature, but I think we all just realized how important we are in each others' lives...aww I'm getting sappy again:LOL:

Nice! I'm excited to get it:D I don't have nearly as much Muse merch as I should...part of it is because it's always an extra hassle buying stuff from the UK (plus extra shipping) since the US just doesn't carry anything in stores, and online it's not any better really. Are you excited to get your mugs?! I know I am! You'll have to let me know how the other colors look too. At first when I saw the yellow and blue I was like huh?! But I bet they'll all look awesome next to each other....and they will be next to each other if you give in to your OCD:p

OMG that many girls ended up pregnant?! That's terrible hahaha maybe it's a sign that the more you restrict people while they're younger the more likely they are to rebel later... tsk tsk tsk. (I hope you weren't one of them that ended up preggers!) Our schooling system is a lot different from yours, all girl/boy schools are practically nonexistent around my area. Some colleges are all boy/girl though but that's about it...That uniform thing would piss me off too:indiff: I'd get so bored wearing the same thing every day....blah

Ahh yeah if only life weren't such a bitch sometimes;) Hopefully we'll stumble along some sort of path eventually haha but until then! I'm just trying to go with the flow and enjoy every day, or at least try to make some part of my day enjoyable...hmm..the only thing keeping me in somewhat high spirits lately has been just thinking about going home (sorry, I'm bringing up family a lot haha which is strange) I guess I didn't realize how much they all meant to me though until I've been on my own for a while...figures!

I wish I could have a Muse meet here in MN...I'm pretty sure I'm the only one (maybe there's 1 or 2 more) on these boards from MN or even the northern/midwest area:( One thing that It seems like, and correct me if I'm wrong...but it seems like England for the most part isn't too spread out. So it's not that big of a hassle for people to get together and stuff. Am I right? Or does it just seem that way to a clueless American like myself:p

And no, you're not making me feel worse lol but it does make me want to see them even more! I really will do whatever I can or drive wherever I have to to see them when they tour here next. I know that the furthest I think I would have to drive is Chicago, because that's a pretty major city and it's only about 6 hours away...so that's do-able. I just need to know if someone would go with me. NO ONE that I am even remotely close to or acquaintances with likes or cares enough about Muse to go to a concert! GAH! But if by some miracle I would happen to be in the UK while they're playing...you can bet your ass I'll be there! (And I would let you know too:happy:)

Ah my bad, sorry! I forget about the Fall/Autumn thing....but I think that kind of weather is perfect. It typically rains here more during Spring, which adds to the humidity grrr....so when it rains in the Fall..erm...Autumn hehe, it's typically pretty pleasant and...crisp is the word I would use to describe it haha

:LOL:I lol'd at your Disneyworld and terrorist impressions....oh man that's awesome that you have such a good sense of humor. I don't find it warped at all! I have a really twisted/immature/guy/dorky/lame/cool/icanthinkofanymorewords sense of humor too! I can laugh at everything...which I think is better than just getting pissed off at everything or taking things too seriously ya know? I definitely agree with your side too, it's so much easier to just let the little things go because it's just not worth getting angry over what other people say. Half the time we're all speaking out of our asses anyways:rolleyes: People that spend time arguing over everything always seem like bitter people anyways, and I would hate to live my life just being bitter.

Yeah, I was born and raised in the same town in MN...same house too....hahahaha God that sounds so lame! It just sounds like I haven't cut the umbilical cord yet:LOL:

I'm kinda glad they're taking a little vacation for themselves...they deserve it after putting up with me and my siblings for so long! They'll be ridiculously tan though...but hopefully they'll find some goodies for me (:

LMAO your terrorist-attacking my comment space!! I was the triplet tower no one knew about:ninja:

After talking to fellow Musers on this board I realize that if I ever get a chance to go to England (which I HAVE to do in my life at least once!) I will have a lot of things to do, see, try, places to go, etc. But I like it, it makes me feel like I have friends from across the pond;)

Ahh, I'm not sure I'd call Iowa and Wisconsin cool places...they're just convenient because they're neighbors of Minnesota:rolleyes: But I can see where you're coming from, never being to the US before. If you're ever planning on traveling over here though you should tell me! Umm, most states in the midwest are a lot alike, and people do pretty much the same stuff. Hmm, like snowboarding, skiing, sledding, hunting (I don't, but I know a lot of people that do), fishing, boating out on lakes, waterskiing, tubing, hiking...wow I pretty much just named all outdoor activities haha woops! Yes, we have moose:D and deer, lots and lots of deer....

Wow, detention for wearing makeup...that's insane that that's an actual enforced rule. I think even if that was a rule in schools over here, most teachers probably wouldn't even care enough to enforce it, they'd be busy making sure people don't set off stink bombs and stuff:LOL: Ohhh yeaaah, prom, and homecoming, and winter formal (at my school we called it hearthrob lol). You really have no dances or things like that at all at your school? Aww, they were so much fun. All the girls just spent the entire day getting ready, and you basically looked like hell by the end of the night because you would dance and sweat and ruin your hair and makeup and stuff. lol They're not quite as glamorous as they seem, but it was always fun being super girly for an entire day:happy:

You really like nothing about your school? Even though it's not in your town which you live in, and don't like either?

I drink occasionally, I am in college after all:rolleyes: but I probably only have like 3 times within the last 4 months, so it's even less than occasionally haha! I used to be in sports back in high school, but not so much anymore. I absolutely love concerts, so that's one thing I always try to keep an eye out for who's playing when. I'm going to The Killers in January when they're here and can't wait:D But other than that, hmm I'm usually pretty chill I guess, going to movies, shopping, just hanging out with friends, you know...nothing too crazy!

What kind of stuff do you usually do?

Well, some malls have Target within them, so yes! It depends on where you go I guess...some malls can be really extravagant and have just tons and tons of shops and department stores, but others can be smaller and only have a hundred or so.

I think this message is longer than your last...haha sorry I keep typing so much:$

nice, I'll definitely check those out thanks!

Yes, I got it done, barely, but I did!

Now I have to spend the rest of the day studying for my psych final tomorrow (which I haven't started studying for yet) but as you can tell I'm still having a tough time getting motivated....

Oh yeah you did, I was relieved at least one person agreed with me. I post in a lot of different threads so I didn't know if you were talking specifics or not. So what's your name, where ya from?

Oh interesting, is that your favorite song? Or which songs do you like the most?

Don't worry about invading my comment space lol I enjoy it! And I'll definitely ramble I can tell so apologies in advance!

Yeah it was weird spending all of my high school years as pretty much an only child. They were already off in college and doing their own thing! And now I'm in college and am like ":eek: what happened to my childhood!?" So yes, I'm really excited to spend time with my entire family for Christmas. And I get what you mean about living with them. I absolutely love my parents, but If I don't get alone time I go insane:p

That would be the most logic thing to do right?Stock the most of what gets sold out first....what a brilliant idea!! When I bought something off of Ebay I actually bought a Muse shirt:p but all the ones I wanted were XL so I ended up getting the 'Flux' one, the only M I could find (absolutely no smalls:indiff:) but I bet It'll shrink even a little bit so I'm really excited anyways. Do you have the flux shirt? I thought it looked somewhat cool lol.

Oh don't worry about ever rambling on a Muse song. There are so many I could go on for ages about. I think pretty much every song means something completely different for me, but they each mean so much. I know exactly what to listen to when I'm in whatever mood I'm in to either calm me down, hype me up, help me release my anger (haha), or just cry. It's like the perfect remedy for anything I'm feeling....God I hope that didn't sound to mushy gushy:LOL:

Yes, my high school was SO happy to see us leave! We had been kind of a rude and rebellious class so I don't blame them...AH all girls school...I would've probably killed myself. It's hard enough for me to have a lot of good girl friends already, since so many of them are so drama-fueled and I get a very short temper with drama, I couldn't imagine wanting to get out of school more than if I was in an all girls one... High school was so easy compared to college, academic wise, so I'm kind of having a hard time getting a grip on the whole thing still. I would never want to go back to high school, but I kind of miss the bliss that went along with it (for me at least) It seemed like I had no worries whatsoever...

Exactly. Some people are really good at faking it, but I still think no matter how sure someone may seem, they're still unsure about something. I mean, I bet people get a pretty good clue of what to do/what they're doing, but I'm the type of person that won't be content unless I KNOW I'm doing it right lol. And when in life does it ever scream at you "OKAY you got it! Good Job!!!" Yeah...So I'm gonna be one of those people wandering through life clueless 24/7 I already know it:LOL:

Oh definitely:D I think one of my dreams come true would be to be able to meet up with tons of Musers and go to a Muse gig together (I haven't been able to go to one yet:() I don't know if that will ever be a possibility, but I think it would be awesome lol

Ah, spring is overrated:p Fall is where it's at! It's cool enough but never humid, the leaves are gorgeous, and it's the last season where it stays light past 6 PM! Fall is my favorite:happy:

Aw I wish I could go back to Florida...I'm glad you had fun though! I miss the classic Disney characters...best way to start my Saturday mornings:happy: And never pass up a chance to act like a kid without getting odd stares from everyone! Disneyworld is the place for that....all overweight tourists:rolleyes: how am I not surprised....ohh yeah Miami is where you'd find those folks, good thing about MN is that it's too damn cold all the time for anyone to fully enjoy a beach hahaha plus we don't live off of an ocean, just thousands and thousands of lakes.

Aww, I'm so jealous you've been to some awesome places. What is it with Musers and traveling everywhere!? You're family's quite spread out! I think almost all of mine live in MN or some state around it...at least you get a reason to travel to those places then! What was your favorite place to go? (OH NOEZ, TERRORIST:eek:) ahhh sorry, that was meant to be totally sarcastic. You do have to forgive me, a lot of the things I say on the board are meant to be totally sarcastic, but it's just hard to get that point across through texts ya know? When did you move from Iraq to the UK?

And I've only been to Mexico...for spring break once, so I barely count that as being out of the country lol. I haven't even been to Canada and it's so close to me I can almost touch it! There are so many places I want to travel to....my parents are actually in Jamaica right now and I was like :eek:I've wanted to vacation there! But no, they left without me......I better get some good tourist-y presents!

Thanks:happy: I figured most people would appreciate that sig lol

And my posts?

I think Radiohead is alright, Muse is my favorite but I'm not one that just hates Radiohead out of spite lol.

I've only heard a little bit from Ryan Adams and Wilco before, none of the others, any songs you suggest that are good?

(Sorry, this wouldn't fit in the PM...but I figured it wasn't to risque to be put with the visitor messages!)

Oh it's fine, I have to run off here in a bit to my night class:indiff: only 2 more left though so I guess I shouldn't complain too much lol.

Aww, I can't wait for my family to all get together for Christmas, I have an older brother and sister who are 25 and 23 so I hardly see them anymore as they're both living their own lives now. But it makes me look forward to the holidays even more now:happy:

Exactly! all the Muse shirts I even considered buying were no smaller than XL:( I'm not teeny tiny, but I'm not a beast either:LOL: I think the largest I could go is M with hopes that it would shrink a bit...but good luck finding that in the US Muse shops..

I like your username! then again, I do love that song though. I think that was the first Muse song that actually brought me to tears (sorry, TMI haha) but it's true...you can just feel the emotion pouring out of that song, I absolutely love it. Meh, graduating from high school might sound cool, but it was really kind of pointless. It was a huge ordeal only to get a certificate lol followed by,"now get your asses out of here!"

Yeah, I know it's a lot easier said than done to just say "do whatever makes you happy!" Which is sad, but life is too damn complicated I don't know if anyone knows what they're doing half the time, they all just try to act like they've got everything under control. (That's my theory anyways. Might not make sense but it helps me feel better when I'm feeling like I'm about to lose it lol). And it might seem like I've got some time to decide, but they really try and push a major on you so you can graduate in 4 years or less....which I can understand but it doesn't help us undecided people!

I really hope to visit sometime, that's number 1 on my list of places to go! Whenever I get a chance and the money to travel anywhere, that is:p. I'm used to the cold too, so that's no big deal for me. Minnesota is winter practically 8 months out of the year! only a 3 month break for summer lol (not literally, but it always seems like it).

Oh Florida, I went there once when I was about 5 and can hardly remember it haha. What did you think of it? Lots of tan, skinny, blond girls around eh? Have you been anywhere else for vacation?

Oh and this PM was just about as long as yours so don't worry, plus I enjoy meeting and getting to know new people, especially from out of the US:happy: It makes me feel cultured, lol just kidding, but yeah I find that you lot from the UK are a hell of a lot more entertaining and fun to talk to than some of the idiots I run into over here. aw, now it sounds like I hate America. I don't, but only leaving here once makes me feel suffocated sometimes, if ya know what I mean. God I'm rambling now too sorry!

I first got into them in 2004 when 'Absolution' was released in the US, then I listened to Showbiz and OoS and was hooked.

Hysteria is my fave, but New Born is a close second and the others jump around a bit. Right now the others are Hoodoo, Megalomania, Stockholm Syndrome, Darkshines, Space Dementia, MotP, Fury and Futurism. Hah I can never really decide:rolleyes:

What other bands do you like?

Yeah that's understandable...so when did you first hear Muse and start to like them? What are your favorite songs btw so I can gauge what kind of a fan you are lol (i'm mostly kidding, mostly)

I have terrible time management skills. But then again, if I had any I probably would never be on here:rolleyes:

Ugh I hate energy drinks, especially Rockstar...I drink coffee and tea all day everyday. Not much better for you but it doesn't taste like cough syrup IMO

Hello!

I'm just trying to write a paper that's due in a couple of hours....story of my life

How about you?