Planned purchases, wishlists & game dev. thread

[AllenSmithee]

Naw, I wasn't saying that

But not in my opinion anyways hoo hoo hoo (I'm a lephracaun)

[Justin]

Jan 2, 2009 0:09:11 GMT -5 AllenSmithee said:

POW POW POW LAZAH BEAMS

This is the greatest post I have ever read!!


Size, shape, look; they all come second to personality. Someone from the opposite sex, that has a great sense of being is always the best pick of the lot.

[AllenSmithee]

Yeah, well I dunno you need someone to match your looks. If you're a fugly munkland you probably won't get with a sexy zebralandia if you know what I mean.

[Justin]

Wanna make a bet? Its all charm and charisma my friend.

[Ascended Mermaid]

How do you know whether or not you have these things?

// Perhaps it's best if I didn't know even hypothetically what my chances are, but I still want to know, haha.

[Kimimi]

^You don't, because it all depends on the other person. I have little quirks my husband loves, that would equally drive other people round the bend. One womans smooth talker is anothers sleazebag.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Hmmm... and given the wide variety of people there are, maybe my chances are wider than I'd perceived prior to giving life a second go. I wonder though, what could any of them be thinking... "This guy can't be for real!"... "Uhhh... honest much?; TMI!"... that's what I'm guessing, anyway. I'm not going to give up, though. I mean, if people don't like me because I'm honest and upfront, then hell with 'em! XD

[Justin]

Jan 2, 2009 10:01:56 GMT -5 Kimimi said:

^You don't, because it all depends on the other person. I have little quirks my husband loves, that would equally drive other people round the bend. One womans smooth talker is anothers sleazebag.

True True.

The trick is being able to quickly "feel out" their personality and go from their. Its not hard to tell if a lady likes fart jokes, or if they do. Terribly simple example, but it can be applied to so much else.

[Ascended Mermaid]

The worst part is, I don't know what my type is to be honest. I may have all of these rules and boundaries, but I'm still confused.

Even the chick that has an eerily simialar darkside to match mine, seems to be a little out of my boundaries -- maybe it's the darkness. I never realized I was so creepy!

[Justin]

Jan 2, 2009 10:41:10 GMT -5 Ascended Mermaid said:

I never realized I was so creepy!

Your avatar looks like your smoking a lightsaber

[Ascended Mermaid]

My webcam is infrared. It adds an unnecessary glow to objects, including black clothes (makes them look blue-grey) and cigarettes. I photoshopped it slightly to correct the coloring, but yeah, I'm smoking a lightsaber. XD

[AllenSmithee]

Well, I guess we'll just see how she turns out, won't we...


Seriously, should I just start my own thread on advice, or is it cool to use yours, mr man.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Doubtful. She's creeping me out -- and I'm creeping me out. Not a good combination. The only thing we're missing is long claws, sharp fangs and horns. >_>"

While I'm strangely comforted by the fact that there's someone as creepy as myself out there, I'm not going to tempt karma or fate -- something just seems THAT creepy. I mean... all the hate, all the talk about being a hermit, all the talk about just surviving as-is, and all the bloodshed and shit... I mean, we both have Johnny the Homicidal Maniac going on. I really... really don't know.

If I'm going to be in a relationship with my dark side, I may as well just marry myself. I'd rather bask in the light. I want that candy-coated lifestyle. I don't want everything to taste like licorice and garlic. I don't want to live in a moth-infested house with black walls, ceilings and floors, that doesn't have windows. I don't want to sleep on a bed of spikes. I don't want chains and whips. I don't want rope and duct tape. I don't want to see the world as a nasty place full of lying, cheating, disgusting, smelly, unlawful, brainless, infected, pest infested, parasitic humans.

...my dark side scares me.

[Ascended Mermaid]

I think I scared her. That actually bothers me.

[Ascended Mermaid]

Talking to someone new today. Always someone new, it seems. Is love in my future? Maybe so, maybe not. I'm not particularly confident, but I like these hits.

Something fun, something new,
always someone to talk to.

Some are attractive, some are not,
some are really fucking hot.

Some will stay, some will leave,
some break plans, that's my pet-peeve.

Some talk to me and we tell one-another that they're interesting, and then the other stops talking for some odd reason.

Maybe the IM thing doesn't work,
maybe she's a real big jerk.

Regardless, I'm looking forward to something new,
even if that means loving you.

[Ascended Mermaid]

I may have found myself a japanese language study-buddy. Sweet!!

- Fascinated with all things Japan
- Studying Japanese
- Can keep up with my walls of text
- Can write walls of text of her own
- Finds things about me... fascinating? *scratches chin*

[Ascended Mermaid]

The first conversation with her started at 4:33 PM last night, and ended at 6:39 AM this morning. She knows how to flatter me quite well, I haven't seen my face so red. (Yes, I looked in the mirror.)

She's a gamer, loves DDR, is fascinated/intrigued by me and my work, knows and understands openly some of my history, also hates Twilight (YAY!), is romantic, loves comedy, has a keen sense of morale, she procrastinates, she's beautiful, she's clumsy, sex isn't her top priority, prefers console gaming to emulation, loves Titanic, also disagrees with bluray, and many many many more things... o.o; That was a freakin' MOUTHFUL!! O.O;

I'd like to think that maybe, just maybe, we actually hit it off. First day. First conversation. The first 14 hours with her.

I'll still be careful and such, I know how hard it is to keep a sober mind when someone spins you like a top (and makes you like it). One word: WOW!!

[Ascended Mermaid]

Neither of us see bluray, HD-anything, or the PS3 as worthwhile investments -- we're happy with SDTV, we don't feeling like paying $400-$1550+ out of our asses for something that we feel is already quite sufficient! :)

We prefer the looks and sounds of gaming on the original consoles, on the original TV sets, with the original controllers.

I'll have to see if she thinks Bruises by Chairlift is catchy. XD Damn you, iPod Nano Chromatic commercials!!

[AllenSmithee]

Just use both. It costs much, but eventually it will be worth it, so you may as well be ahead of the game.

[Incog Neato]

But d00de! HD and all that == crystal clear video! I'd love that. Seems like I can only emulate it if I shrink videos down to a tinier size in video playing software like Media Player Classic. :( But man ... super sharp images full screen would be a godsend for me!

I'd also love to be able to not have scanlines/interlacing when inputting video from my consoles into the video card but eh, that's the price I have to pay when wanting to record gameplay footage. (Or maybe someone else has some other suggestions to alternatives I could use? :O)

BTW, you sure you're chatting with an actual girl and not some guy-in-disguise?

Haha. Suddenly thought of Chicken Boo:

Chicken Boo
What's the matter with you?
You don't act the way the other chickens do
You wear a disguise to look like human guys
You're not a man, you're a Chicken Boo.

So, who knows? Maybe you're talking to a chicken!