Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-27T19:37:24-04:00
I can't believe my job didn't let us leave early for the holiday.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-27T22:27:22-04:00
There's a holiday? Why didn't someone tell me? All I got told was there's a tornado warning. I never get to have any of the fun.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-28T04:18:15-04:00
Good morning, everyone!
Oh wait, it's still night, isn't it? I mean, technically 3:17 am, but... I should sleep now. I have to wake up at like 9...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-28T16:57:22-04:00
If you're around on the weekend and nobody is here to talk to you, are you really here at all?
Nah, that philosophical question doesn't really work out here.
Thomas Oakes 2016-05-29T23:14:01-04:00
Any thoughts about an expansion pack of new cards that are in the digital game? I like the idea of 3 different game types with the cards!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T09:17:56-04:00
Morning kittens.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-30T09:47:40-04:00
Woo, saw both X-men Apocalypse and (finally) Captain America: Civil War last night!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T10:01:22-04:00
@Zem, that sounds like fun, I really want to see CA:CW. I don't know if I'll get the chance while its in theatres though.
I was able to catch up on some rest. My mom had cousins in town from Ontario, so spent Sat wandering around the farmers market and Inglewood with them. And did almost nothing except laundry yesterday(not overly relaxing...but needed to be done)
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T12:17:01-04:00
@GM, that sounds good, I know you were close to burning yourself out there for a while. I always save all my dd's (domestic duties) for Sunday. I also got in about an hour of Dark Souls 2.
How's DS coming along for you? I haven't played except the little bit at my friends house, since I found out it wasn't a game for me.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T12:27:03-04:00
@GM, I find it incredibly frustrating! And fun. lol. I find that its very punitive, you need to be good to start, there is no forgiveness, and the worst part for me, is that once you've killed an enemy 10 times, they disapear! So if you're trying to farm some souls to level up, you only get 10 tries at the easy guys, before they are gone. All those years I took off from video games are coming back to haunt me now, thats for sure. You didn't care for it, I'm guessing?
I found I had no aptitude for noticing the subtle hints of the bosses to be able to learn the mechanics of the game to survive.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T12:39:51-04:00
@GM, so far I have only fought one actual boss, the last giant. The trick to him was to run between his legs and then strike and get out of the way of the foot stomp. But for all the other harder mini-bosses what I've been doing is just slogging through. This is where the only regenerate 10 times thing actually comes in handy. As I normally die enough fighting the mini boss to eliminate all the grunts on the way to him, so at least I start against him with full health. Eventually, I will beat the mini boss and be able to move on. It is quite the war of attrition though.
I'm more partial to my FFXIV, where when a boss(99% of them at least) are doing a move that will hit a large area, there is an orange indicator on the ground of how far out from the impact spot it will damage.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T12:59:40-04:00
@GM, yeah, I see how that would be a nice advantage for sure. I've never actually played any of the FF games before.
Well, this one is a MMO(completely online, monthly subscription - which you can do a sub for 180 days at ~$75 per renewal) so you're not really playing alone, you're playing with thousands of other people that are accessing the North America servers. And even then, there are multiple "worlds" which have sub servers on them(usually about 10 servers per world). Every server is the same essentially, just a different name for each. And when you go through their Duty Finder(where you can choose what dungeon/trial/raid to do) you usually get paired up with people from other servers who are looking to do the same dungeon(or need someone to fill a spot for whatever dungeon they need if you choose your Roulette - which is any of the dungeons/trials in certain categories).
There's lots more that I haven't even mentioned, but it's not like the typical FF game.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-30T13:32:09-04:00
Afternoon kittens. Having a blast at Universal Studios. Got my wand yesterday. Not cheap. Good news is you can use it in the park forever
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T14:23:54-04:00
@Geist, glad you're having a good time in Florida! My wife and I picked up a few wands when the wizarding world first opened, and had a lot of fun with them. Then new stuff they've added make it even better! When you get to Disney, say hi to Mickey for me! ;)
@LZ: I hate them, especially being single, because EVERYONE asks me when I'm going to find myself a girl and get married. That, and I don't always know everyone who goes to them. =/
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T14:46:33-04:00
@LZ, yike to that! I went to one for my wifes family. It was a camping one, and the people in charge picked a campsite that you couldn't have a fire at! LAME!
@GM, if I could I would. Sadly, my wife didn't understand why I was so unhappy about it. Her idea of camping is one of those glorified parking lots, so that she can go get an ice cream... head shaking sigh. My idea of camping, is maybe, maybe, seeing one other group way the hell out in the middle of no where, no ice cream, and a large fire pit, like it should be... ;)
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-30T15:21:36-04:00
This one's for the wife's family. People I don't know keep acting like they know me and touching me. This isn't great for my social anxiety.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T15:35:12-04:00
@LZ, I don't like that either. My family was not the touchy feely kind, a hug was a very rare thing. So its always very akward for me when people want a hug and I'm just standing there with my hands in my pockets. I also hate it when someone comes up from behind and puts a hand on my shoulder, many people have almost eaten an elbow for that one.
@BaKhan: I actually did elbow one of my cousins for doing that to me. But at the time, I was also being bullied(this was back in junior high), so it was mostly a reflex.
@LZ: I'm pretty much the same way, I've learned to just go with the flow when I'm with family though, since more of my family is very hugging. Even if they just meet you, some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins will just hug you. It makes for some awkward situations...especially since the ones that do are like super hippies.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-30T15:45:28-04:00
Fortunately, there hasn't been any hugging. It's all been touching arm or shoulder from the side or behind. One person touched my leg to "get my attention"
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T15:49:12-04:00
@GM, you nailed it with reflex, living in Bowness and going to high school there trained a person to expect and be prepared for pretty much anything. I was never bullied per say, just jumped too many times. I can't believe that you were bullied, shit man having met you, I wouldn't mess with you! ;)
I haven't seen anyone from then in probably 10 years(since just after graduating high school). Most of them caused undue drama, so I cut them from my life, and haven't looked back.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T16:19:48-04:00
@GM, I hear that too. I don't talk or hang out with any of my old school friends, also one of the big reasons I don't have facebook, etc. I decided to change my life in positive ways and my old friends didn't understand and didn't support me. I had to cut them loose, most of them are either in jail, or out of jail, thats where I was headed as well. Thats why I had to change, I just wasn't angry all the time anymore, and decided that I deserved a better, more fulfilling life.
Lord Zombitten 2016-05-30T16:42:03-04:00
A bunch of people I don't know couldn't understand why I didn't want to go to my 10-year high school reunion. I didn't see the value in spending about 90 bucks a person to go see people I hadn't talked to in at least ten years and didn't care about. I did see the pictures from it and found that it was pretty much the oogje and their friends who went to it. I didn't recognize most of the people in the pictures and I didn't like the ones I did recognize.
I was invited to a 10 year reunion last year, by one of the guys who bullied me in junior high. I promptly ignored it, and messaged the 2 people I still keep in contact with seeing if they were going, and they both said no.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T17:11:28-04:00
Yeah, I'm with you guys there as well, I could care less about wasting money to go hang out with people I haven't talked to in years. Zero intrest!
They were holding it a Shanks North(for those that don't know, it's a sports bar basically), and then getting a limo to pick up 10 people(yeah...only 10) and go to another bar/nightclub(Cowboy's I believe is the one they chose).
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T17:37:35-04:00
@GM, I can see why you passed on that "fun" filled outing... ;)
The Facebook group had ~40 people signed up as going...all of which were the stuck up, prissy/douchy people.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-30T17:50:22-04:00
Birds of a feather... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-05-30T18:41:56-04:00
Note to self: the next time I go to this amusement park, I will be going by myself and not with a smoker. Every other ride, she needed a cigarette.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-30T22:27:04-04:00
Other than that, totally jealous, Geist!
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One of these times, I'm going to be on all day, but probably not this week and I won't even be here next week at all. Going down to camp with my grandpa's scout troop.
Hi guys! Just checking in. I had a rough two weeks of baking. Wedding cakes and such (if you don't follow me on Instagram- Sugarwhippednyc). Hardly any sleep! Also renovating parts of my apartment. It's been really stressful but I'm getting things done!!
Finally have more time to stop in and say hi! I haven't read too far back just yet. I'm still sitting in a the middle of a clusterfuck of spring cleaning and a huge purge.
There are four brand new tiny little day old kittens in one of the shelters I built! Mama is doing well, nursing and guarding. I'm so happy the shelter was used. She made have given birth right before a huge torrential downpour storm. This shelter was under a table outside, and it kept them all safe and dry. I gave her tuna nomz as a peace offering.
Anyone wanna give me the rundown of what's going on with all of you?
To add to the reunion conversation- I feel they're much less in demand since Facebook and social media. We all know what's going on with each other. The reunion used to give people a chance to see each other after ten years, lie about what they're doing and how successful they are. We do that on a daily basis now.
I did not go to mine. It seemed like a small shindig- not some grand party at the actual high school. I didn't want to fly home just for that.
I got a long with a lot of people in high school. I was the floater. Kinda friends with everyone, small close group of friends, never at the cool table but they thought I was "funny" and sweet. Only a few people that I really still care about- wouldn't mind seeing more of them but.. Meh. I see pics of your kids all the time online.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-31T09:12:30-04:00
Morning kittens.
@Creeper, good to see ya! Sounds like you're kicking ass and taking names right now, thats awesome!
@GM, I'm doing my best. I had a bit of a hard time yesterday evening. I was outside and looking at the patch of my yard where my dog used to play, and the grass is already growing back. Such is life I suppose. I actualy was mad at the grass, couldn't you even wait a week? I miss him so much.
I remember when we put down one of our cats, I swear I could hear her crying for my mom every night around bed time(she always let me mom know when it was time to go to bed, every night at 10pm) for the first few weeks.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-31T10:59:17-04:00
@GM, I think thats the hardest part right now, all the things that just aren't right. Going to bed with out him racing up the stairs past me, waking up and not letting him out or playing with him, coming home and him not waiting by the door excited to see me, making food and having to pick up anything that falls on the floor. I know it will get better with time, I'll slowly get used to him not being there anymore, that hits me in the feels too.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-31T11:00:44-04:00
On a different note, played DS2 for about an hour yesterday, and kicked some ass! I finally figured out that the bosses are much easier to beat if you summon some help. I think this will make the game much easier for me, and less boring / painful.
Can this week be over now...please. So much crap, so many people submitting late items, and so many things that should have gotten to me weeks ago, I'm getting now.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-31T14:39:26-04:00
BaKhan, the whole point of Dark Souls is that it's impossible! ;)
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My week is pretty easy. Today sucked a bit so far; had to wake up "early" (a little bit late for what some people might consider "normal", though) to help dig up my mom's garden. The ground is too wet for our friend's auto-tiller, and it rained so much, and it's already late for planting, so we did it by hand with a really old tool. Got the other garden to do tomorrow. Can't wait!
Got nothing to do otherwise until I go down to scout camp next week to help my grandpa with his troop. I don't know if he really should be going this time, but considering he only missed one year of going there in over 50 years straight now, he's not about to skip another one for just several medical conditions including a brain injury!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-31T14:40:41-04:00
Which reminds me: I won't be on here at all next week. It's sad, but then again, it's one of my favorite places, and now I won't be doing anything but walking around, reading, and helping manage a troop or two.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-05-31T14:55:32-04:00
@Zem, I love the challange of DS, just not the monotony... ;) I don't mind dying if I screw up, but when its a glitch; rage quit! ;) Hope you have fun with your Grandpa next week, I'm sure that he thinks its special you are going along to help out! Sounds like it should be a good time!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-05-31T21:34:40-04:00
BaKhan, we went every year with out troop when we were still scouts, but since we aged out and aren't really with our old troop anymore, we can go with him now. I wanted to go already, but now somebody really needs to be there after everything coming up to make sure he's careful and doesn't work too much.
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Also, DS is just grinding followed by a too-hard boss followed by more grinding, huh? Still a legendary series!
I myself am going through Fallout 4, and during the steam sale, will definitely get 3 and New Vegas just for the backstory and amazingness. I've been telling my brother to get DS on his x-box, and I think it'd be hilarious to see him flailing and failing in it! ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-01T07:09:11-04:00
Something unheard of has happened...I got all(except VP) approvals in BEFORE I got into the office today!
Also, little excitement this morning at the local Tim Hortons. Apparently someone didn't agree with a recent(I don't even remember when it happened) increase in the cost of coffee...and sucker punched someone. I wasn't there to witness it, but I did see three bi(construction) guys holding one down on the floor, one of the employees(a sweet older lady) on the phone, then a few minutes later two cop cars pulled up.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-01T10:24:46-04:00
Good Morning kittens.
@Geist, hope you're having a blast! Can't wait to hear all about it!
@GM, I know that you probably meant big, but after seeing bi, I was like, you mean the village people were holding him down? ;)
Everybody was timmy ho's fighting... caffinated punches, fast as lightning... ;)
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-01T11:56:47-04:00
@BaKhan:
I arrived back home late yesterday. For the most part, I had a wonderful time. Hands down, Universal Studios is a much more enjoyable park then Disney. Both are pricey but Universal has stuff for adults and isn't afraid to hide that fact.
The Butter Beer was excellent. I highly recommend you have some if you've never tried it before. I loved the Harry Potter areas. (Hogesmeade and Diagon Alley) It really made you feel a bit like you were actually there.
Next year, I am going by myself. I didn't get to enjoy all of the stuff my friend and I planned because she got tired too quickly and since the rental car was in her name, I couldn't go off and do stuff on my own.
I took pictures and will try to post some up in the litter box later on this week.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-01T12:37:39-04:00
@Geist, I'm glad that you had some fun! I'm sorry that you didn't get a chance to do everything that you wanted to though. We normally spend two days at Universal and ten or so at the various Disney parks, and we like to have a couple of days just tooling around and having fun being in the states, shopping, etc. The parks can be very tiring depending on how you appoach them. My wife is our trip planner so I'm pretty lucky that way, she always spaces out the day so that we have breaks and chances to rest along the way. One of the things that I recommend for Universal is their front of the line pass (or whatever they call it). I know that it adds a lot to the cost of your day, but it virtually eliminates all the line ups (only a couple of the rides don't have that option). For me the biggest killer is waiting in lines, when I'm walking I'm ok, the standing really hurts my knees and ankles (both of which were pretty badly screwed up by a childhood disease). With that special pass, we can do pretty much everything in both Universal parks in two days, I don't know how long it would take with out it. Oh, and we have had many many butter beers! I'm a one a day kind of guy, but my wife loves them so much, she actually plans our route to include a couple of stops, per day, through the wizarding world to get another cup! ;)
Overall, Universal is good, but its no Disney. ;) We may be biased though. My wife and I, are definitely more like children than adults, especially when in the parks! There are definitely things about Universal that I like better than Disney, but overall experience wise, I think that Disney has much more to offer. I think mostly its the way they make me feel. Going to Universal, I know I'm going to have a good time, good rides, decent entertainment, good food, good atmosphere, etc. Going to Disney, for us, is like going to Mecha, a return to simpler times. Just being there, I can feel my clock running backwards, especially as we race off to our next ride! I honestly don't think a person can go wrong going to either park though.
Going by yourself just sounds so lonely though! Maybe find a friend that is more in tune with how you want to do things? Oh, and get the rental car in your name, then you get to make the decisions on when to leave, where to go, etc.
If you are interested (I don't have the exact dates yet) we are heading to California to hit up all the parks in late September / early October next year (2017), and we are going to do all the halloween events! Disney has Mickey's not so scary halloween party, where even adults can dress up and trick or treat (and they don't skimp on the candy!). Universal has haunted horror nights, which we went to last year and it was a blast! Knottsberry farms, becomes Knott's Scary Farm and we went four or five years ago and had a terrific time! We might not suck to hang out with, just saying... ;)
Note to self: Save as much money as possible...hopefully have a girlfriend...and plan a trip sometime.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-01T13:42:02-04:00
Ahoy, ma peeps. Did you know that if Graham Bell had his way, we'd answer the phone with Ahoy? *the more you know!*
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Okay, the garden is tilled and about half planted finally, but we also need to mow soon. Doesn't seem like much work spelled out like that, but trust me, it is! Can't wait until late july and early august when it's over 100 F every day and super humid too! Detasseling, mowing, etc...
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Haha, the construction worker Village Person in his retirement working as a bouncer at a Tim Hortons... Great way to start the afternoon!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-01T13:45:20-04:00
By the way, if you're ever feeling like something calming yet very interesting, complex, and exciting late at night, listen to Rachmaninoff's piano concertos! Number 3 is one of my all-time favorite songs, and widely considered the most difficult of any piece to play due to endurance requirements.
I do that sometimes, especially the one I found with sheet music, https://www.youtube.com/watch… , and it's a perfect end to a day.
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Also, you may rather want to use this link instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-01T14:35:02-04:00
@BaKhan: That is the Express Pass that you are talking about. It's only good if you are with someone or with a group of people and insist on getting on the rides at the same time. My friend and I rode together and hopped in the single line so that we didn't have to purchase an Express pass.
I have no problem traveling by myself. Gives one a chance to practice people skills and make new friends. If I waited on my friends to travel with me, I'd never go anywhere.
I disagree with you on which is better. Both are great but there is something about Universal Studios that I really enjoyed.
Food: Universal wins. I've had the ala carte breakfasts at Disney and they were luke warm, low quality and way over priced. The food inside Universal was tastier and arrived to you nice and fresh.
You guys going in October 2017? Sign me up! Just give me the dates and I'll try my very best to be there!
Yay...after an hour and a half(almost) updates are FINALLY done being installed on my computer.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-01T14:51:46-04:00
@Geist, well, lets agree to disagree! ;) I actually would love to debate that, and I think that we may be able to show you a couple of things about Disney, ie: where to get the good food! ;) I do agree though, Universal has some good food, again, if you know where to go. Regardless of which park you are in, the food is very expensive. As it gets closer, we can firm up some plans, but it would be great to have you along! Its like a pre-game halloween party for us!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-01T16:59:12-04:00
@BaKhan: As long as you like riding roller coasters. I wanted to get on ALL of the rides but my friend wasn't interested.
Plus, I wanted to explore the HP shops more but I didn't want her to wait too long outside. (It doesn't take that long for her to smoke a cigarette)
Did you and your wife get to visit the Ripley's museum? I loved it! Lots of things to see and touch. Wonderworks was OK. A little run down in my opinion. I wanted to take a try in The Eye but my friend is afraid of heights and we were rushing so I didn't go. Next time I go down there, I will visit all of those places and more plus some of the used book stores and independent shops.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-01T17:40:17-04:00
@Geist, what!?! You guys didn't go on all the rollercoasters? What did you do? LOL! I don't like rollercoasters, I love them, we both do! As far as the shops go, my wife is the queen of shopping, seriously, people have tried to hang with her and failed! ;) You'll have no issues there. We didn't get to the Ripley's, but I went to the one in Niagra years and years ago, it was cool. We're always up for good times, and my wife is really good at figuring out how to fit everything in. We can make it work!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-01T23:15:57-04:00
How did you NOT go on all of the coasters at least once?!?! Please at least tell me you found your way to the Mummy and Hulk ones if you were in the right parks! The Aerosmith one was pretty good as well, or at least I thought so, and the Tower of Terror edged its way into my list.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-06-01T23:59:25-04:00
Well, the hot sauce project (as was expected) didn't make the goal, but you said you were starting a new one with a lower goal? Is that project going up tomorrow then?
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-02T09:43:33-04:00
Morning BaKhan.
I missed Idle? Damn need to sleep.
The press? Did CB win the lottery?
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-02T09:47:59-04:00
@Giest, good morning m'lady. Still can't believe you guys didn't do all the rollercoasters. I can honestly say the only reason I've missed some of the rides at universal was because (emberassing as it is) I was too big to fit in the restraints, other than that I've done all the rides. I guess I just can't understand why, if you can actually go on the ride your friend didn't want to.
@BaKhan: I don't tend to go on all rides, most rollercoasters actually make me queasy, so I tend to avoid a good 90% of them.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2016-06-02T11:11:31-04:00
@GM, well that I understand at least. If it makes you feel sick, please for the love of Jebus, don't go! LOL! I'd wind up being the guy behind you for sure. ;) Theres still a ton of stuff to do, even if you don't like the rides. Do the 3D motion rides affect you the same way?
Mike Kabala 2016-06-02T11:12:54-04:00
Morning Kittens.
Thanks @BaKhan. It was fun doing the interview. The article makes it sound like Pebble Health is my favorite app, but actually, I like the messaging better. It's fun when someone else asks for my opinion though.
@BaKhan: As far as I recall, they don't. But there was only on (almost) the same type of ride I went on, and that was at California Adventure in Anaheim. Though, that was years ago(which is weird, I could do the Hollywood Tower of Terror, but not the actual rollercoasters).
Lord Zombitten 2016-06-02T11:19:36-04:00
Zem, the new project will be in a few weeks. I'm reevaluating how I'm going to do things.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-02T11:21:31-04:00
@BaKhan: I actually knew in advance that she didn't like roller coasters but I thought it wouldn't impact enjoyment of the parks. It turned out to irritate me because I felt bad about her waiting for me to finish the ride in the heat. Plus, there were characters that were all over the park but she just kept walking, not wanting to take a picture with any of them.
I learned my lesson. I need to go to places like this with people who are on the same page as me. If I do go with them, it's with the understanding that I will be doing my own thing.
I can't wait to go with you and the missus. We are going to have such fun! (Not like that!) I am already planning on how much spending money I'm going to bring on the trip as I didn't get all of the Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments that I wanted.
Mike Kabala 2016-06-02T11:22:11-04:00
I went to Cedar Point with a friend of mine the weekend before Memorial Day. Normally, I would have gone on every coaster with him, but I wasn't feeling 100% after a 12-hour drive the day before. I did manage to work up the strength to ride the Rougaru coaster though. It had five inversions in a single ride and I like inversions. Amusingly, my friend didn't like it as much due to the amount of side-to-side g-forces on the ride.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-06-02T11:22:12-04:00
@LZ: are you going to set up a website where people can buy your sauce after they have used up what they purchased in the campaign?
Mike Kabala 2016-06-02T11:26:08-04:00
Then this week I bought a Gold Pass to Carowinds on Monday. I went to pick it up on Tuesday after work. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm passed through right when I was there, so all of the coasters were shut down. I'll have to go back to ride the Fury 325 again. I'm wanting to get my courage up to ride the Valravn the next time I get to Cedar Point. That thing LOOKS like a bird of prey swooping down on it victim not once, but twice during the same ride. Rignt before the first plunge, they hover vfer the precipice before dropping down.
Mike Kabala 2016-06-02T11:29:39-04:00
... hover over the precipice ...
I swear, I proofread these before posting and I still can't eliminate the typos!
I can't believe my job didn't let us leave early for the holiday.
There's a holiday? Why didn't someone tell me? All I got told was there's a tornado warning. I never get to have any of the fun.
Good morning, everyone!
Oh wait, it's still night, isn't it? I mean, technically 3:17 am, but... I should sleep now. I have to wake up at like 9...
If you're around on the weekend and nobody is here to talk to you, are you really here at all?
Nah, that philosophical question doesn't really work out here.
Any thoughts about an expansion pack of new cards that are in the digital game? I like the idea of 3 different game types with the cards!
Morning kittens.
Woo, saw both X-men Apocalypse and (finally) Captain America: Civil War last night!
@Zem, that sounds like fun, I really want to see CA:CW. I don't know if I'll get the chance while its in theatres though.
Morning kittens.
Morning GM
How is everyone this day?
@GM, I'm hanging in man. How are you doing? Did you manage to catch up on some rest?
I was able to catch up on some rest. My mom had cousins in town from Ontario, so spent Sat wandering around the farmers market and Inglewood with them. And did almost nothing except laundry yesterday(not overly relaxing...but needed to be done)
@GM, that sounds good, I know you were close to burning yourself out there for a while. I always save all my dd's (domestic duties) for Sunday. I also got in about an hour of Dark Souls 2.
How's DS coming along for you? I haven't played except the little bit at my friends house, since I found out it wasn't a game for me.
@GM, I find it incredibly frustrating! And fun. lol. I find that its very punitive, you need to be good to start, there is no forgiveness, and the worst part for me, is that once you've killed an enemy 10 times, they disapear! So if you're trying to farm some souls to level up, you only get 10 tries at the easy guys, before they are gone. All those years I took off from video games are coming back to haunt me now, thats for sure. You didn't care for it, I'm guessing?
I found I had no aptitude for noticing the subtle hints of the bosses to be able to learn the mechanics of the game to survive.
@GM, so far I have only fought one actual boss, the last giant. The trick to him was to run between his legs and then strike and get out of the way of the foot stomp. But for all the other harder mini-bosses what I've been doing is just slogging through. This is where the only regenerate 10 times thing actually comes in handy. As I normally die enough fighting the mini boss to eliminate all the grunts on the way to him, so at least I start against him with full health. Eventually, I will beat the mini boss and be able to move on. It is quite the war of attrition though.
I'm more partial to my FFXIV, where when a boss(99% of them at least) are doing a move that will hit a large area, there is an orange indicator on the ground of how far out from the impact spot it will damage.
@GM, yeah, I see how that would be a nice advantage for sure. I've never actually played any of the FF games before.
Well, this one is a MMO(completely online, monthly subscription - which you can do a sub for 180 days at ~$75 per renewal) so you're not really playing alone, you're playing with thousands of other people that are accessing the North America servers. And even then, there are multiple "worlds" which have sub servers on them(usually about 10 servers per world). Every server is the same essentially, just a different name for each. And when you go through their Duty Finder(where you can choose what dungeon/trial/raid to do) you usually get paired up with people from other servers who are looking to do the same dungeon(or need someone to fill a spot for whatever dungeon they need if you choose your Roulette - which is any of the dungeons/trials in certain categories).
There's lots more that I haven't even mentioned, but it's not like the typical FF game.
Afternoon kittens. Having a blast at Universal Studios. Got my wand yesterday. Not cheap. Good news is you can use it in the park forever
@Geist, glad you're having a good time in Florida! My wife and I picked up a few wands when the wizarding world first opened, and had a lot of fun with them. Then new stuff they've added make it even better! When you get to Disney, say hi to Mickey for me! ;)
I hate family reunions.
Especially when it's not even my family
@LZ: I hate them, especially being single, because EVERYONE asks me when I'm going to find myself a girl and get married. That, and I don't always know everyone who goes to them. =/
@LZ, yike to that! I went to one for my wifes family. It was a camping one, and the people in charge picked a campsite that you couldn't have a fire at! LAME!
@BaKhan: Disown them, right then and there.
@GM, if I could I would. Sadly, my wife didn't understand why I was so unhappy about it. Her idea of camping is one of those glorified parking lots, so that she can go get an ice cream... head shaking sigh. My idea of camping, is maybe, maybe, seeing one other group way the hell out in the middle of no where, no ice cream, and a large fire pit, like it should be... ;)
This one's for the wife's family. People I don't know keep acting like they know me and touching me. This isn't great for my social anxiety.
@LZ, I don't like that either. My family was not the touchy feely kind, a hug was a very rare thing. So its always very akward for me when people want a hug and I'm just standing there with my hands in my pockets. I also hate it when someone comes up from behind and puts a hand on my shoulder, many people have almost eaten an elbow for that one.
@BaKhan: I actually did elbow one of my cousins for doing that to me. But at the time, I was also being bullied(this was back in junior high), so it was mostly a reflex.
@LZ: I'm pretty much the same way, I've learned to just go with the flow when I'm with family though, since more of my family is very hugging. Even if they just meet you, some of my aunts, uncles, and cousins will just hug you. It makes for some awkward situations...especially since the ones that do are like super hippies.
Fortunately, there hasn't been any hugging. It's all been touching arm or shoulder from the side or behind. One person touched my leg to "get my attention"
@GM, you nailed it with reflex, living in Bowness and going to high school there trained a person to expect and be prepared for pretty much anything. I was never bullied per say, just jumped too many times. I can't believe that you were bullied, shit man having met you, I wouldn't mess with you! ;)
I didn't get my growth spurt until I was in high school, and I was always a timid person in school. So I was easy pickings for them.
@GM, It must be funny when you run into those people now, hey down there... ;)
I haven't seen anyone from then in probably 10 years(since just after graduating high school). Most of them caused undue drama, so I cut them from my life, and haven't looked back.
@GM, I hear that too. I don't talk or hang out with any of my old school friends, also one of the big reasons I don't have facebook, etc. I decided to change my life in positive ways and my old friends didn't understand and didn't support me. I had to cut them loose, most of them are either in jail, or out of jail, thats where I was headed as well. Thats why I had to change, I just wasn't angry all the time anymore, and decided that I deserved a better, more fulfilling life.
A bunch of people I don't know couldn't understand why I didn't want to go to my 10-year high school reunion. I didn't see the value in spending about 90 bucks a person to go see people I hadn't talked to in at least ten years and didn't care about. I did see the pictures from it and found that it was pretty much the oogje and their friends who went to it. I didn't recognize most of the people in the pictures and I didn't like the ones I did recognize.
I was invited to a 10 year reunion last year, by one of the guys who bullied me in junior high. I promptly ignored it, and messaged the 2 people I still keep in contact with seeing if they were going, and they both said no.
Yeah, I'm with you guys there as well, I could care less about wasting money to go hang out with people I haven't talked to in years. Zero intrest!
They were holding it a Shanks North(for those that don't know, it's a sports bar basically), and then getting a limo to pick up 10 people(yeah...only 10) and go to another bar/nightclub(Cowboy's I believe is the one they chose).
@GM, I can see why you passed on that "fun" filled outing... ;)
The Facebook group had ~40 people signed up as going...all of which were the stuck up, prissy/douchy people.
Birds of a feather... ;)
Note to self: the next time I go to this amusement park, I will be going by myself and not with a smoker. Every other ride, she needed a cigarette.
Other than that, totally jealous, Geist!
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One of these times, I'm going to be on all day, but probably not this week and I won't even be here next week at all. Going down to camp with my grandpa's scout troop.
Hi guys! Just checking in. I had a rough two weeks of baking. Wedding cakes and such (if you don't follow me on Instagram- Sugarwhippednyc). Hardly any sleep! Also renovating parts of my apartment. It's been really stressful but I'm getting things done!!
Finally have more time to stop in and say hi! I haven't read too far back just yet. I'm still sitting in a the middle of a clusterfuck of spring cleaning and a huge purge.
There are four brand new tiny little day old kittens in one of the shelters I built! Mama is doing well, nursing and guarding. I'm so happy the shelter was used. She made have given birth right before a huge torrential downpour storm. This shelter was under a table outside, and it kept them all safe and dry. I gave her tuna nomz as a peace offering.
Anyone wanna give me the rundown of what's going on with all of you?
To add to the reunion conversation- I feel they're much less in demand since Facebook and social media. We all know what's going on with each other. The reunion used to give people a chance to see each other after ten years, lie about what they're doing and how successful they are. We do that on a daily basis now.
I did not go to mine. It seemed like a small shindig- not some grand party at the actual high school. I didn't want to fly home just for that.
I got a long with a lot of people in high school. I was the floater. Kinda friends with everyone, small close group of friends, never at the cool table but they thought I was "funny" and sweet. Only a few people that I really still care about- wouldn't mind seeing more of them but.. Meh. I see pics of your kids all the time online.
Morning kittens.
@Creeper, good to see ya! Sounds like you're kicking ass and taking names right now, thats awesome!
Morning kittens!
@Creeper: Hello thar! Sounds like lots of delicious going on in your apartment(aside from the renovations)
@GM, good morning sir!
How's it going BaKhan?
@GM, I'm doing my best. I had a bit of a hard time yesterday evening. I was outside and looking at the patch of my yard where my dog used to play, and the grass is already growing back. Such is life I suppose. I actualy was mad at the grass, couldn't you even wait a week? I miss him so much.
I remember when we put down one of our cats, I swear I could hear her crying for my mom every night around bed time(she always let me mom know when it was time to go to bed, every night at 10pm) for the first few weeks.
@GM, I think thats the hardest part right now, all the things that just aren't right. Going to bed with out him racing up the stairs past me, waking up and not letting him out or playing with him, coming home and him not waiting by the door excited to see me, making food and having to pick up anything that falls on the floor. I know it will get better with time, I'll slowly get used to him not being there anymore, that hits me in the feels too.
On a different note, played DS2 for about an hour yesterday, and kicked some ass! I finally figured out that the bosses are much easier to beat if you summon some help. I think this will make the game much easier for me, and less boring / painful.
Can this week be over now...please. So much crap, so many people submitting late items, and so many things that should have gotten to me weeks ago, I'm getting now.
BaKhan, the whole point of Dark Souls is that it's impossible! ;)
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My week is pretty easy. Today sucked a bit so far; had to wake up "early" (a little bit late for what some people might consider "normal", though) to help dig up my mom's garden. The ground is too wet for our friend's auto-tiller, and it rained so much, and it's already late for planting, so we did it by hand with a really old tool. Got the other garden to do tomorrow. Can't wait!
Got nothing to do otherwise until I go down to scout camp next week to help my grandpa with his troop. I don't know if he really should be going this time, but considering he only missed one year of going there in over 50 years straight now, he's not about to skip another one for just several medical conditions including a brain injury!
Which reminds me: I won't be on here at all next week. It's sad, but then again, it's one of my favorite places, and now I won't be doing anything but walking around, reading, and helping manage a troop or two.
@Zem, I love the challange of DS, just not the monotony... ;) I don't mind dying if I screw up, but when its a glitch; rage quit! ;) Hope you have fun with your Grandpa next week, I'm sure that he thinks its special you are going along to help out! Sounds like it should be a good time!
BaKhan, we went every year with out troop when we were still scouts, but since we aged out and aren't really with our old troop anymore, we can go with him now. I wanted to go already, but now somebody really needs to be there after everything coming up to make sure he's careful and doesn't work too much.
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Also, DS is just grinding followed by a too-hard boss followed by more grinding, huh? Still a legendary series!
I myself am going through Fallout 4, and during the steam sale, will definitely get 3 and New Vegas just for the backstory and amazingness. I've been telling my brother to get DS on his x-box, and I think it'd be hilarious to see him flailing and failing in it! ;)
Morning kittens
Morning kittens.
Something unheard of has happened...I got all(except VP) approvals in BEFORE I got into the office today!
Also, little excitement this morning at the local Tim Hortons. Apparently someone didn't agree with a recent(I don't even remember when it happened) increase in the cost of coffee...and sucker punched someone. I wasn't there to witness it, but I did see three bi(construction) guys holding one down on the floor, one of the employees(a sweet older lady) on the phone, then a few minutes later two cop cars pulled up.
Good Morning kittens.
@Geist, hope you're having a blast! Can't wait to hear all about it!
@GM, I know that you probably meant big, but after seeing bi, I was like, you mean the village people were holding him down? ;)
That should be "big(construction)", not bi....stupid fast fingers.
I was just re-reading it and noticed that. xD
Everybody was timmy ho's fighting... caffinated punches, fast as lightning... ;)
@BaKhan:
I arrived back home late yesterday. For the most part, I had a wonderful time. Hands down, Universal Studios is a much more enjoyable park then Disney. Both are pricey but Universal has stuff for adults and isn't afraid to hide that fact.
The Butter Beer was excellent. I highly recommend you have some if you've never tried it before. I loved the Harry Potter areas. (Hogesmeade and Diagon Alley) It really made you feel a bit like you were actually there.
Next year, I am going by myself. I didn't get to enjoy all of the stuff my friend and I planned because she got tired too quickly and since the rental car was in her name, I couldn't go off and do stuff on my own.
I took pictures and will try to post some up in the litter box later on this week.
@Geist, I'm glad that you had some fun! I'm sorry that you didn't get a chance to do everything that you wanted to though. We normally spend two days at Universal and ten or so at the various Disney parks, and we like to have a couple of days just tooling around and having fun being in the states, shopping, etc. The parks can be very tiring depending on how you appoach them. My wife is our trip planner so I'm pretty lucky that way, she always spaces out the day so that we have breaks and chances to rest along the way. One of the things that I recommend for Universal is their front of the line pass (or whatever they call it). I know that it adds a lot to the cost of your day, but it virtually eliminates all the line ups (only a couple of the rides don't have that option). For me the biggest killer is waiting in lines, when I'm walking I'm ok, the standing really hurts my knees and ankles (both of which were pretty badly screwed up by a childhood disease). With that special pass, we can do pretty much everything in both Universal parks in two days, I don't know how long it would take with out it. Oh, and we have had many many butter beers! I'm a one a day kind of guy, but my wife loves them so much, she actually plans our route to include a couple of stops, per day, through the wizarding world to get another cup! ;)
Overall, Universal is good, but its no Disney. ;) We may be biased though. My wife and I, are definitely more like children than adults, especially when in the parks! There are definitely things about Universal that I like better than Disney, but overall experience wise, I think that Disney has much more to offer. I think mostly its the way they make me feel. Going to Universal, I know I'm going to have a good time, good rides, decent entertainment, good food, good atmosphere, etc. Going to Disney, for us, is like going to Mecha, a return to simpler times. Just being there, I can feel my clock running backwards, especially as we race off to our next ride! I honestly don't think a person can go wrong going to either park though.
Going by yourself just sounds so lonely though! Maybe find a friend that is more in tune with how you want to do things? Oh, and get the rental car in your name, then you get to make the decisions on when to leave, where to go, etc.
If you are interested (I don't have the exact dates yet) we are heading to California to hit up all the parks in late September / early October next year (2017), and we are going to do all the halloween events! Disney has Mickey's not so scary halloween party, where even adults can dress up and trick or treat (and they don't skimp on the candy!). Universal has haunted horror nights, which we went to last year and it was a blast! Knottsberry farms, becomes Knott's Scary Farm and we went four or five years ago and had a terrific time! We might not suck to hang out with, just saying... ;)
Look forward to seeing your pics!
Holy moly, hows that for a wall of text? ;)
Note to self: Save as much money as possible...hopefully have a girlfriend...and plan a trip sometime.
Ahoy, ma peeps. Did you know that if Graham Bell had his way, we'd answer the phone with Ahoy? *the more you know!*
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Okay, the garden is tilled and about half planted finally, but we also need to mow soon. Doesn't seem like much work spelled out like that, but trust me, it is! Can't wait until late july and early august when it's over 100 F every day and super humid too! Detasseling, mowing, etc...
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Haha, the construction worker Village Person in his retirement working as a bouncer at a Tim Hortons... Great way to start the afternoon!
By the way, if you're ever feeling like something calming yet very interesting, complex, and exciting late at night, listen to Rachmaninoff's piano concertos! Number 3 is one of my all-time favorite songs, and widely considered the most difficult of any piece to play due to endurance requirements.
I do that sometimes, especially the one I found with sheet music, https://www.youtube.com/watch… , and it's a perfect end to a day.
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Also, you may rather want to use this link instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch…
@BaKhan: That is the Express Pass that you are talking about. It's only good if you are with someone or with a group of people and insist on getting on the rides at the same time. My friend and I rode together and hopped in the single line so that we didn't have to purchase an Express pass.
I have no problem traveling by myself. Gives one a chance to practice people skills and make new friends. If I waited on my friends to travel with me, I'd never go anywhere.
I disagree with you on which is better. Both are great but there is something about Universal Studios that I really enjoyed.
Food: Universal wins. I've had the ala carte breakfasts at Disney and they were luke warm, low quality and way over priced. The food inside Universal was tastier and arrived to you nice and fresh.
You guys going in October 2017? Sign me up! Just give me the dates and I'll try my very best to be there!
Yay...after an hour and a half(almost) updates are FINALLY done being installed on my computer.
@Geist, well, lets agree to disagree! ;) I actually would love to debate that, and I think that we may be able to show you a couple of things about Disney, ie: where to get the good food! ;) I do agree though, Universal has some good food, again, if you know where to go. Regardless of which park you are in, the food is very expensive. As it gets closer, we can firm up some plans, but it would be great to have you along! Its like a pre-game halloween party for us!
@BaKhan: As long as you like riding roller coasters. I wanted to get on ALL of the rides but my friend wasn't interested.
Plus, I wanted to explore the HP shops more but I didn't want her to wait too long outside. (It doesn't take that long for her to smoke a cigarette)
Did you and your wife get to visit the Ripley's museum? I loved it! Lots of things to see and touch. Wonderworks was OK. A little run down in my opinion. I wanted to take a try in The Eye but my friend is afraid of heights and we were rushing so I didn't go. Next time I go down there, I will visit all of those places and more plus some of the used book stores and independent shops.
@Geist, what!?! You guys didn't go on all the rollercoasters? What did you do? LOL! I don't like rollercoasters, I love them, we both do! As far as the shops go, my wife is the queen of shopping, seriously, people have tried to hang with her and failed! ;) You'll have no issues there. We didn't get to the Ripley's, but I went to the one in Niagra years and years ago, it was cool. We're always up for good times, and my wife is really good at figuring out how to fit everything in. We can make it work!
How did you NOT go on all of the coasters at least once?!?! Please at least tell me you found your way to the Mummy and Hulk ones if you were in the right parks! The Aerosmith one was pretty good as well, or at least I thought so, and the Tower of Terror edged its way into my list.
Well, the hot sauce project (as was expected) didn't make the goal, but you said you were starting a new one with a lower goal? Is that project going up tomorrow then?
Haha @CB made it all the way into the press!
Good morning kittens!
@Idle, CB in the press? Que?
Morning BaKhan.
I missed Idle? Damn need to sleep.
The press? Did CB win the lottery?
@Giest, good morning m'lady. Still can't believe you guys didn't do all the rollercoasters. I can honestly say the only reason I've missed some of the rides at universal was because (emberassing as it is) I was too big to fit in the restraints, other than that I've done all the rides. I guess I just can't understand why, if you can actually go on the ride your friend didn't want to.
Well, here he is: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601602/how-pebble-is-killing-it-on-kickstarter/
Going up our butt is ;)
@Idle, thanks for that!
@CB, awesome! Not too shaby being quoted in an MIT article!
Morning kittens.
@BaKhan: I don't tend to go on all rides, most rollercoasters actually make me queasy, so I tend to avoid a good 90% of them.
@GM, well that I understand at least. If it makes you feel sick, please for the love of Jebus, don't go! LOL! I'd wind up being the guy behind you for sure. ;) Theres still a ton of stuff to do, even if you don't like the rides. Do the 3D motion rides affect you the same way?
Morning Kittens.
Thanks @BaKhan. It was fun doing the interview. The article makes it sound like Pebble Health is my favorite app, but actually, I like the messaging better. It's fun when someone else asks for my opinion though.
@BaKhan: As far as I recall, they don't. But there was only on (almost) the same type of ride I went on, and that was at California Adventure in Anaheim. Though, that was years ago(which is weird, I could do the Hollywood Tower of Terror, but not the actual rollercoasters).
Zem, the new project will be in a few weeks. I'm reevaluating how I'm going to do things.
@BaKhan: I actually knew in advance that she didn't like roller coasters but I thought it wouldn't impact enjoyment of the parks. It turned out to irritate me because I felt bad about her waiting for me to finish the ride in the heat. Plus, there were characters that were all over the park but she just kept walking, not wanting to take a picture with any of them.
I learned my lesson. I need to go to places like this with people who are on the same page as me. If I do go with them, it's with the understanding that I will be doing my own thing.
I can't wait to go with you and the missus. We are going to have such fun! (Not like that!) I am already planning on how much spending money I'm going to bring on the trip as I didn't get all of the Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments that I wanted.
I went to Cedar Point with a friend of mine the weekend before Memorial Day. Normally, I would have gone on every coaster with him, but I wasn't feeling 100% after a 12-hour drive the day before. I did manage to work up the strength to ride the Rougaru coaster though. It had five inversions in a single ride and I like inversions. Amusingly, my friend didn't like it as much due to the amount of side-to-side g-forces on the ride.
@LZ: are you going to set up a website where people can buy your sauce after they have used up what they purchased in the campaign?
Then this week I bought a Gold Pass to Carowinds on Monday. I went to pick it up on Tuesday after work. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm passed through right when I was there, so all of the coasters were shut down. I'll have to go back to ride the Fury 325 again. I'm wanting to get my courage up to ride the Valravn the next time I get to Cedar Point. That thing LOOKS like a bird of prey swooping down on it victim not once, but twice during the same ride. Rignt before the first plunge, they hover vfer the precipice before dropping down.
... hover over the precipice ...
I swear, I proofread these before posting and I still can't eliminate the typos!
@CB: That's okay, I made reference to the Village People yesterday...because I didn't proof read. xD
Geist, yes, I will have a website. I am looking at the possibility of selling it through Amazon Prime.