Day Chat v5.5

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

Best wrote:

It entertains me how people unconsciously regard books as being more intelligent than other entertainment mediums. "Go read a book" and all that just strikes me as a hilarious disregard for the fact that there are just as many bad books as there are TV, movies or games.

THANK YOU, good god. You've put into words what I've been trying to for years.

God had nothing to do with how incredible I am.

Wraith wrote:

If not more, even, seeing as books have existed for significantly longer than electric forms of expression.

I hadn't even considered that. You're right on that count though.

-JKR- wrote:

True, but even the most incompetent book engages the mind more than television or movies.

I agree with this largely because some books are so bad that they make the reader question why they haven't stopped reading yet.

I read one of those once. It wasn't really bad, it was just weird and made no sense. I kept asking "Why am I still reading this?!"

It ended up being one of my favorite books ever because I read the sequel later and it blew me away. Totally the most mind-blowing book I ever read. It was nuts.

I've read a few bad books, and it's much the same reason I don't watch much TV. I spend too much time nitpicking the product and not enough consuming it. Strangely, this same issue doesn't really apply to me playing games, they either don't hold my attention... or do so all too well. As most recently attributed by the amount of time I've playing STALKER Call of Pripyat recently.

I usually have trouble saying what my favorite "thing" is, but with books I know for sure- it'd have to be A Confederacy of Dunces. Particularly because the main character is so pompous but in reality still lives with his mother. It's great, really.

Earlier I decided to casually skim the TV Tropes page for 30 Rock.

That was 3 hours ago. Still have 10 tabs open, just taking a break to help you join in the fun: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExecutiveMeddling

See you all later.

Guess who saw the miracle of birth in health class today?

-JKR- wrote:

Good morning everyone. Did everyone enjoy their three hours of sleep last night? I know I did! I could sure go for some more!

So what's the plan for Thanksgiving for those of you whom celebrate it? I myself will be having a slightly non-traditional meal because my mother in-law cooks mostly Chinese food. There will be turkey, though. And I'm making mashed potatoes so we at least have that.

We had Chinese last year and I very much liked it.

We are going to have a traditional meal this year though. Too bad, considering all I would normally eat is Turkey and Bread.

Well there goes that time I was devoting to starting a topic for the STALKER series.

THANKSGIVING STEAM SALE WITH DAILY DEALS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE TOP 5 GAMES IN YOUR WISHLIST FOR FREE GO GO GO!!!

Gman wrote:

Earlier I decided to casually skim the TV Tropes page for 30 Rock.

That was 3 hours ago. Still have 10 tabs open, just taking a break to help you join in the fun: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ExecutiveMeddling

See you all later.

TV Tropes does not want me to do anything else once I open it.

Which is why I'm glad I have nothing important to do right now.

EDIT:AND why I'm mad that there's some error with the site now.

Best wrote:

Well there goes that time I was devoting to starting a topic for the STALKER series.

THANKSGIVING STEAM SALE WITH DAILY DEALS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE TOP 5 GAMES IN YOUR WISHLIST FOR FREE GO GO GO!!!

Mine isn't too bad.

Stalker: Pripyat & Chernobyl
AC:2
Poker Night at the Inventory
and Civ V

And I don't get the point of TV Tropes.

It's mostly so you can be all "haha yeah, I guess they do do that." It's a humungous web of popular culture!

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

It's mostly so you can be all "haha yeah, I guess they do do that." It's a humungous web of popular culture!

I already know everything ever about popular culture so it won't matter to me.

Papytendo wrote:

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

It's mostly so you can be all "haha yeah, I guess they do do that." It's a humungous web of popular culture!

I already know everything ever about popular culture so it won't matter to me.

You missed the part where you get to be "haha yeah, I guess they do do that". That's very satisfying.

Papytendo wrote:

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

It's mostly so you can be all "haha yeah, I guess they do do that." It's a humungous web of popular culture!

I already know everything ever about popular culture so it won't matter to me.

That is a very large claim to make. So large and outrageous that it's immediately evident it's a lie from the next galaxy over.

Papytendo wrote:

Best wrote:

Well there goes that time I was devoting to starting a topic for the STALKER series.

THANKSGIVING STEAM SALE WITH DAILY DEALS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE TOP 5 GAMES IN YOUR WISHLIST FOR FREE GO GO GO!!!

Mine isn't too bad.

Stalker: Pripyat & Chernobyl
AC:2
Poker Night at the Inventory
and Civ V

And I don't get the point of TV Tropes.

I reorganized my wishlist so my top 10 games were in order based on the price of each item, so if I do win something I'll get a bunch of stuff.

FlyingGiraffe is dead on about the purpose of TVTropes though.

Best killed Day Chat. :P

And it is so nice to see the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving.

It's not like TV Tropes teaches you anything. I just scroll down the page looking for shows that I know, where it tells me things I was already aware of.

BUT I CANT STOP

Gman wrote:

It's not like TV Tropes teaches you anything. I just scroll down the page looking for shows that I know, where it tells me things I was already aware of.

BUT I CANT STOP

I already know everything about popular culture, so it won't matter to me.

And sleep mode is the greatest thing ever. :D

Papytendo wrote:

And it is so nice to see the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving.

That happened here too. I was happeh.

Jordo wrote:

Papytendo wrote:

And it is so nice to see the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving.

That happened here too. I was happeh.

...it only rained here.

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

Jordo wrote:

Papytendo wrote:

And it is so nice to see the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving.

That happened here too. I was happeh.

...it only rained here.

lol Washington D.C.

SO FG, how come you are never on Steam?

Papytendo wrote:

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

Jordo wrote:

Papytendo wrote:

And it is so nice to see the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving.

That happened here too. I was happeh.

...it only rained here.

lol Washington D.C.

SO FG, how come you are never on Steam?

uuuuhhh I don't know. Never really got into TF2 and I keep forgetting I have Portal on my computer.

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

Papytendo wrote:

FlyingGiraffe wrote:

Jordo wrote:

Papytendo wrote:

And it is so nice to see the first snow of the year on Thanksgiving.

That happened here too. I was happeh.

...it only rained here.

lol Washington D.C.

SO FG, how come you are never on Steam?

uuuuhhh I don't know. Never really got into TF2 and I keep forgetting I have Portal on my computer.

Why, still can't get into mouse + keyboard?

Yeah, it does take awhile to get used to unless you play a game that FORCES you to use the mouse. (Eg: Gmod)

But you could still use your PS3 controller to play it.

And plus, once you get into PC gaming, you will never go back (in a good way).

Not this again Papytendo. What the hell do you find so innately good about PC gaming that you would regard console gaming as an all -around inferior experience?

PC doesn't have Elebits, therefor PC is clearly the inferior experience.

Hmm... But console has no WoW... Hmm... This is a tricky subject.

I never said that PC was the better experience Ivan. (Even though for most genres, it is)

All I was just saying is that you will never want to leave PC gaming if you get involved with it.

And now it really starts to feel like the Holidays when you begin pouring through the Black Friday ads in the newspapers.

Hey, one of my Newgrounds Treasure Hunt recommendations made the list.

This one: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/492296

Oh wait, both of my recommendations got through. Tom Fulp must think I'm awesome

The other one was this: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/378023