Very good things! *keep it clean* (big images)

[MrWally]

Originally Posted by Dath Maximus

i've begun planning a dinner for my gf's 21st birthday where I hope to not only surprise her by having several of her friends and family show up, but to ask her to marry me at said dinner party where shes with the people shes closest to

Originally Posted by Dath Maximus

news update, the mom has giving me the blessing to ask her to marry me

I nearly sh*t a brick when you IMed me that this morning.

Congratulations, man. I'm sure she's a great girl!

Originally Posted by BongoBob

Finally. After buying it way the hell back in 8th grade, around 2002-2003, I finally beat Final Fantasy VIII

I am so proud of you, Bongo!

*Gives Bongo a man-hug*

FF8 was easily my favorite and definitely one of the best in the entire series.

[leXX]

I hope she says yes. Good luck Dath!

I've never completed a FF game. Something I hope to remedy when the new one comes out. Kudos Bongo.

[Pho3nix]

Originally Posted by Dath Maximus

news update, the mom has giving me the blessing to ask her to marry me

Good luck =)

[Boba Rhett]

Chiming in on the good luck, Dath.


Pro Tip: Don't fart when you go down on the one knee.

[BongoBob]

zOMG Grats Dath

[Darth Avlectus]

Congratulations there, Dath. Good luck.

MTFBWY

[TiE23]

Con-****ing-grats Dath, and good luck! : D


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Random thing:

I've had this image of a video game in my mind since I was like 7 or 8 years old. Well, all I remember is going to a party at some random house of an old friend of my parents. And at this tiny house somewhere in LA county I remember staying inside for a little bit. There were tons of people (a lot of probably tweens and teens inside) I've never met but I do remember watching someone play a PC game. And the image of that unnamed game has been in my head ever since. I don't know why I've been able to remember it for so long, but it's just sorta mildly tormented me because I didn't have a clue to what the game was called.

Well, for no apparent reason the game came back into my head this morning and decided to use the Giant Bomb game wiki to find the concept of stealth (I remember the character sneaking at some point) in an early PC game. Then I found it.

Twinsen's Odyssey


This visual has inexplicably been burned into my mind since I was 7.

It's sorta like finding out the name of a song you like after months of wondering, multiplied by ten. (lol)

Also, going on a road trip in a few hours, so yay, and it's mah birfday tomorrow.

[Tyrion]

Originally Posted by TiE23

Is...is that a midget chicken hooker giving a blowjob to some dude with a mohawk, all while a mentally challenged child stares and gawks in confusion? More importantly, why is the advice given so ridiculously hilarious considering the previous interpretation?

[Kain]

Ty...thats...thats...wow.

I got a good laugh out of it, atleast.

[Da_man]

@Dath: Congrats

@TiE: Excellent

@Tyrion: What have you been smoking?

I finally got my driver's license, after failing twice. Awesome.

[DarthAve]

Dath, I'm still allowed to come to the wedding, right?

Also, after a few playthroughs, I have finally gotten the Historian achievement in Bioshock, proving my own worth to myself. =D

[Rogue15]

Originally Posted by Da_man

I finally got my driver's license, after failing twice. Awesome.

Don't worry man, I failed mine twice as well. I really hate parallel parking...so much so that i smashed into the barrel barricade thing on the test. *whistles innocently*

[Da_man]

Originally Posted by Rogue15

Don't worry man, I failed mine twice as well. I really hate parallel parking...so much so that i smashed into the barrel barricade thing on the test. *whistles innocently*

Not the driving portion. I only got my Learners Permit. I failed the written portion twice.

[DarthAve]

Originally Posted by Da_man

Not the driving portion. I only got my Learners Permit. I failed the written portion twice.

I still haven't taken my written/computerized version... that makes me nervous.

[Rogue15]

eh i did fail the written thing once, that's cause it gave 2 trick questions in a row. i wasn't as pissed as when i hit the barrel though. just read the book they give you to study TWICE and you should be good to go.

[jon_hill987]

Originally Posted by Rogue15

Don't worry man, I failed mine twice as well. I really hate parallel parking...so much so that i smashed into the barrel barricade thing on the test. *whistles innocently*

The give you barrels? In the UK you have to do it with real cars on public roads.

[Da_man]

Originally Posted by Rogue15

just read the book they give you to study TWICE and you should be good to go.

They don't give out the books anymore. All I got was a .pdf file on my computer.

[Samuel Dravis]

Went to yet another Motel Aviv concert on Friday, so good. Another band called Lemonade was lots of fun too but the last one, Telepathe, wasn't that great. :/ Also stopped by the bookstore and picked up:

Medieval Philosophy - Copleston. I have a few history books by Copleston and he's quite good.
The Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius. A friend told me to read it and it's waaaay to Plato-ish for my analytic-oriented taste so far...
The Glass Bead Game - Herman Hesse
Pensees - Blaise Pascal. Been wanting to read this one for a long time.

and a CD by Delerium, Karma. I really like the first bit of Window to Your Soul, and Heaven's Earth and Silence.

I'm going on a big road trip around the outer circuit of the country too, since the inside is like a big seed thing in the middle which, if you bite down on it, either breaks into horrible chunks or smashes your teeth and annoys you until you happen to move on to more appetizing regions. In any case, now is the time to suggest interesting restaurants and perhaps you may see the Sam, unnatural as that idea may be!

[Samnmax221]

Originally Posted by Samuel Dravis

I'm going on a big road trip around the outer circuit of the country too, since the inside is like a big seed thing in the middle which, if you bite down on it, either breaks into horrible chunks or smashes your teeth and annoys you until you happen to move on to more appetizing regions. In any case, now is the time to suggest interesting restaurants and perhaps you may see the Sam, unnatural as that idea may be!

Arkansas is not the whole middle of the country, **** states like Michigan are on the outside, I'm not sure I get your analogy.

[MrWally]

Originally Posted by jon_hill987

The give you barrels? In the UK you have to do it with real cars on public roads.

Here in Chicago we definitely take our tests on public roads as well. I can't imagine having to take it in, say, a parking lot with orange barrels guiding your path.

[DarthAve]

Originally Posted by Da_man

They don't give out the books anymore. All I got was a .pdf file on my computer.

I got a book at my school's fun day. =P

I'm not worried about the test as much as I am actually driving.

[BongoBob]

Here in Vegas we take the test out on the road, but at the end we pull into the back of the DMV where they have 2 sets of barrels to be used for parallel parking testing.

This is most likely due to the fact that in the 2 years or so I've been driving I've had to parallel park three times, two of those three being on my tests.

[jon_hill987]

I got it on Steam before they corrected* the price. Like Fallout 3 but green! But with Elves and magic and swords and bows...



*Jacked it up £10 because it was selling too well.

[Jeff]

Just got it on Steam, don't ask why I haven't owned this game before now.

[Samuel Dravis]

Originally Posted by Samnmax221

Arkansas is not the whole middle of the country, **** states like Michigan are on the outside, I'm not sure I get your analogy.

That's why there's Canada, of course; I got a passport around a month ago. Not that there's much in Canada right there, but it won't be the US anyways.

[DarthAve]

I apparently have a date with another guy friend, even though I'm still dating Show Choir Boy...

I think this is good because show choir boy thinks it's funny, and it shows that I apparently have game.

[Boba Rhett]

Don't put out until after the lobster, hon.

[DarthAve]

Originally Posted by Boba Rhett

Don't put out until after the lobster, hon.

He does go to the rich kid school... Solid advice, that'll go right next to "Don't fall for the ol' 'Does this smell like chloroform?' trick" that my boyfriend gave me when I told him.

[Samnmax221]

Originally Posted by Samuel Dravis

That's why there's Canada, of course; I got a passport around a month ago. Not that there's much in Canada right there, but it won't be the US anyways.

Of course theres plenty of nice places in the US, just avoid the red areas.

I can't believe I survived 6 months in Mississippi without getting killed, I don't like being tactful. I might also note that rural Wisconsin while beautiful has plenty of scary people, there's ****ing "Palin 2012" signs here.

[Samnmax221]

Originally Posted by DarthAve

He does go to the rich kid school... Solid advice, that'll go right next to "Don't fall for the ol' 'Does this smell like chloroform?' trick" that my boyfriend gave me when I told him.

All the dumb whores love Tim Mcgraw.

[Rogue15]

i didn't get selected for jury duty! had to report in over the phone for a month. glad that didnt ruin my vacation this week!!

[Commander Obi-Wan]

I bought this masterpiece.


As well as..


and

[TiE23]

I'm a year older, in California, very slightly sun burned, and I've got a sweet tripod for my camera that is actually worth a damn.

Also, it's been my insane decision to write a summary of Musashi as I read it. I'm at five pages written so far.

[RoxStar]

I have a glorious new monitor.

I replaced this

Originally Posted by Tech Specs

Model
Brand Acer
Model H213H bmid
Cabinet Color Black
Display
Screen Size 21.5"
Widescreen Yes
Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
Recommended Resolution 1920 x 1080
Viewing Angle 170°(H) / 160°(V)
Pixel Pitch 0.248mm
Display Colors 16.7 Million
Brightness 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio 20000:1
Response Time 5ms
Horizontal Refresh Rate 30-80Khz
Vertical Refresh Rate 55-75Hz
Connectivity
Input Video Compatibility Analog RGB, Digital
Connectors D-Sub, DVI, HDMI
D-Sub 1
DVI 1
HDMI 1
Power
Complies with Energy Star
Power Consumption ON: <58W
Convenience
Regulatory Approvals MPRII
Stand Adjustments Tilt
Built in TV Tuner No
Built in Speakers 2 x 1W
HDCP Support Yes
Features VESA Wall Mounting: 100x100mm
Acer SensorTouch Technology

[MrWally]

1920 x 1080?

Jealous.

[EnderWiggin]

Originally Posted by DarthAve

I apparently have game.

_EW_

[Rogue Nine]

Surprisingly just as fun as Civ on the PC. ;o



I have done nothing but crash the everloving **** out of all the cars around me and the game has rewarded me for it.



Eh, why not?

Thank you GameStop and your buy two used games get one free promo. :3

[leXX]

One of the best Brit horror coms out. Right up there with Shaun of the Dead.

[TiE23]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kg-23/s...7620277039250/

Found him in the dirt behind a cargo container along side beer cans and other litter.
I kept him.
I won at life.

[jon_hill987]

Originally Posted by RoxStar

I replaced this

How did you put up with that for so long?