Monkey's Magical Treehouse of Awesomeness

[MonkeyGirl18]

I need a better house. Only because it's falling apart. Like, floors caving in.... Even in the upstairs... I really want to get into an apartment. I gotta get outta here.

[Kyndreth]

Ufff... beer with lunch, even at 4% was a bad idea. I'm so sleepy.

[murmurlade]

call me a pansy but beer is pretty gross.
low alcohol content and so so bitter! why would you want to have that with your lunch?!
cider is delicious and averages around 6% *_* )b

[Kyndreth]

I drank it because a friend was drinking some. She helped me pick out a beer that suits me. Asked me about what I like what I don't (taste-wise), and helped me pick out something that she thought would suit my tastes. Still wasn't all that great, but I didn't hate it. Plus I just wanted to try something new, because why not do it when you've got someone who can give you advice on what she thinks you'll like?

[murmurlade]

ahhhh I see. that's pretty fun-- getting beer tailored to to your taste xD

still questioning why you'd drink alcohol during lunch though. talking about your friend here.
it feels so weird hahaha

[Kyndreth]

She described some general 4 tastes, fruity/floral, hops sort of flavored, tangy, bitter... or something like that. I vetoed bitter. So she suggested shiner bock for me. She also let me try her drink. Turns out I also don't like tangy with a bitter aftertaste. Apparently dark beers are more for me? or something like that. She said her family is one of the types that drinks beer pretty often.

She did it so I did it. Peer pressure ftw! plus I've always been a curious person. *shrugs*

I spose. I just talk about whatever so I'm used to random conversations
I probably shouldn't talk about people where they can't see it though.

[murmurlade]

wahhh, in depth beer analysis. neato!
pfft. i take it you don't drink often then?
its good to be curious ^q^

no.
talk more.

[Kyndreth]

Yuuuuuup. I was pretty impressed. Nope, I don't. I mean, I bought a few cheap wines in small bottles to sample, but I generally don't drink more than once or twice a week. As for how much I drink usually? pretty much once every or every other week. And then it's like, a glass at most.

Kek, but I need to practice my arts of keeping secrets
And/or my art of being polite.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Monkey - why are you living in a house with floors caving in - isn't that....dangerous?

Beer, wine...all depends on your taste buds. what may be good to one is bitter to another.

[Kyndreth]

What lemon said. Floors caving in is pretty...


That's true.

[MonkeyGirl18]

We lived in the house since before they did that and can't afford to move.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

well, hopefully you can get it fixed - is your dad a handy type of guy? the this old house series is really helpful for doing home repairs.

[MonkeyGirl18]

He is and I think he tried to fix it once, but the boards that support the floor are warped from moisture and stuff.


It's not as bad as I might make it look, the downstairs is definitely worse than the upstairs, though...

[galled]

Warped isn't great, but if it is structurally sound (meaning you won't fall through) you're OK. If the boards are really wet (then you need to stop the source of the water ASAP), then the structure will be compromised and may bend/break and may split when it dries. I'm guessing your dad thinks it's safe. If it's not bowing when you put all of you weight on it, he's probably right. Stay safe! People have been killed falling through floorboards.

[Kyndreth]

wait really? you can be killed from falling through floorboards?