The Official General Chat thread!

[Storm]

Yeah, he was satan_<some number>.  He was one of the newbies that got wiped out with the posts.

Well, you can't blame us for not remembering... he had a different name back then  

Anyway, Welcome back racx_00!  

[Say]

I pay about $20 for my internet connection

By the way Storm and Say I think you are both going senile because I remember you both

And Yonkey I'm not that new because I have been here since July

Hahahaha, I dont know about Storm but I do think Im going freaking senile alright , what was your name back then? if you've been around since july I sure have to somewhat remember lol

wtf! you remember me!, now im just curious to know !!

[racx_00]

Sorry Say I didn't mean to offend you if I did!

Anyway I used to be satan_98909 and I had a picture of Lord Azriel that appeared on my posts

[Say]

hahah! how on earth you can offend me!
you didnt say anything wrong (or false if thats the case )

I do think Im going insane perse hahah but hey thats just me not even age related or anything at all

satan_98909? that does sounds a bit familiar, you had a few post though, right? (wtf trying to make a lame attempt I do remember, but seriously the name does ring a bell now lol... I think )

glad more ppl is being more active on the forums, keep it coming I love it weeee

[Oldbushie]

Yeah, I remember that username... was a bit puzzled when I first saw the turtle avatar and a completely new avatar name claiming to have been a member for a while...

[racx_00]

It's not a Turtle it's a Toad

[Jeysie]

It's not a Turtle it's a Toad

(laughs) Aw, don't be offended, dude, not everyone is geeky enough like us to be versed in old Nintendo games.

Battletoads! I admit I never played since I'm not an action fan... but if I was good at action I would have played it, since it looked fun. I remember all the neat comics they posted in a few issues of Nintendo Power.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[racx_00]

Donkey Kong COuntry games were good, did you ever play them?

I made a web site for Battletoads in Battlemaniacs and its doing pretty good so far!

What are some of the games you played

[racx_00]

SNES:
Dont get me started

Secret of Mana: Classic RPG out of a series of 4 now.
Secret of Evermore: another RPG which follows the same concept but unfortunately i cant pass a boss.
Chrono Trigger: Stuck on the boss from the future.
Earth Bound: unusual game isnt it.
Secret of Mana 2: but stuck in a cave very hard compared to the first.
Mario RPG: havent really played much of it but its good.
Final Fantasy 6: really cool one for the super nintendo and passed it in 3 weeks.

[Oldbushie]

Oops, my bad. Looked a bit like one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles except without the bandanna...

[KatieHal]

Neat! Yeah me too, I can't draw worth a damn. Hehe, anyone wanna draw a picture for a Katie avatar?   Now taking bids ;-)

[Say]

haha a turtle? ;p
I saw it as a froggy the first time, if it were a turtle it would have the erm, whats the hard thingy they got? lol ;p that thing

geez, I cant remember what NES games I played myself, Conker's was snes? I loved that one, soooo badly, I also loved donkey's and all freaking marios

personally I prefer PS2 and Gamecube (cuz I own those, and already got games on those, specially PS2 )

[Say]

lol, and I cant freaking write an essay I think

I do look up to writers, I believe Im sooo not good with words at all

[Jeysie]

I do look up to writers, I believe Im sooo not good with words at all

Well, I can't write... or draw... or music stuff... or just about anything creative, for that matter. So I look up to all you creative types. Just don't mind the fact that my face is slightly green....

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Say]

Well, as I've always seen it myself, there must be someone who do it and someone that will enjoy it, not everyone really likes everything, as well as not everyone can do it all.

For example I do enjoy reading poetry and reading books, and when it comes to writting and stuff, I could be somewhat good to analyze and such but that wont ever make me a writer, and honestly... lol neither I wanna be, I would rather just read a book than write one, as well as I played piano but that does not makes me a musician at all , neither I want to be, in fact hahaha I enjoy just listening to music not make it. And even if I wanted to... hehehe I dont think I would be as good as I would probably would aim to

BUT on the other hand there are a few like for example the Mikey we all love (fortunatoz ) who happens to be actor, director, musician, artist and enjoys every single part of his multitask self , sd well as hes freaking good on everything he does, wtf super mike

So creativity its not only on the side who can make it, but also who can appreciate it, I do believe both sides are so important, without someone to appreciate what you do, its pretty much like... unexistant, I think.

[KatieHal]

::inspects Mike's list of super multitasking lifestyle::

::inspects fist::

::checks rage meter::

SHAKEN FIST OF RAAAAGEE!!!!!!


(jk, of course!)

[Jeysie]

BUT on the other hand there are a few like for example the Mikey we all love (fortunatoz ) who happens to be actor, director, musician, artist and enjoys every single part of his multitask self , sd well as hes freaking good on everything he does, wtf super mike

Sounds like my roomie... he's heavier on the music side, but he's always doing all sorts of singing, or arranging music, or practicing the keyboard or guitar, or playing around with voice imitations, or directing his barbershop chorus and church choir... oh, and he can draw better than I can, too.

Of course, he's always trying to goad me into singing or trying voice acting or drawing and stuff. I keep telling him I'm no good at any of it, I always screw up, but he bugs me until I try it anyway. So I try yet again, and I suck as usual, and he points out all the ways I screwed up. So I tell him I give up, and he tells me he wants me to keep trying anyway. "Even though I suck?" I ask. "Yes, because I know you're *really* good at it, you're just not trying hard enough," he replies. I then have to fight the urge to go bang my head against the wall a few times. Tell me again why I keep subjecting myself to the torment of hanging around with creative types?

...well, OK, I have to admit that there is something incredibly entertaining about my roomie's "Full Body Motion" style of directing.

So creativity its not only on the side who can make it, but also who can appreciate it, I do believe both sides are so important, without someone to appreciate what you do, its pretty much like... unexistant, I think.

Well, the ability to be creative and the ability to appreciate creativity are not mutually exclusive, you know. Besides, as you said, except for a few superhuman wackos , most people are only really good at one kind of creative skill anyway, so it leaves them free to appreciate stuff that isn't in their "field". So as much as I appreciate the sentiment of being dubbed a potential "appreciative audience member", it somehow doesn't help much.

I guess it's just that someone who's creative can point at their creative output and say "That was me that did that... that's a part of *me* in there." Or at the very least, "I was an important part of making that." You have something you can leave behind that's your mark on things... nobody else could have done it quite the same way.

I envy *that*. All of my skills are stuff that anyone could do... maybe some of them are important, but it doesn't matter in the end that I did them instead of someone else. It just makes me feel so boring.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[copycat]

And I usually can tell if I've typed something wrong without looking at it, honestly!  Just kinda knowing I hit the wrong key.

Yep, that happens with me too, especially since I have to blind type now, because I think my processor isn't fast enough to keep up with my typing (although it's pretty close now). So sometimes there's a fair amount of time between my typing and it appearing on the screen so sometimes when I felt I hit the wrong key you see my icon deleting letters and replacing them without me knowing it was wrong from seeing it on my screen.

Key shifting happens, but since I usually watch my screen I notice it soon enough. I can type fast, but I type a lot of mistakes too (which I correct automatically, but have to correct nonetheless) so if I had to do a test, that would seriously lower my score.

My work-skill is not something no-one else can do, but it is something only a few persons (if any) in a comparable function can do.

[copycat]

I saw it as a froggy the first time, if it were a turtle it would have the erm, whats the hard thingy they got? lol ;p that thing

Shell?
Besides, the shell is hidden from view because we are looking at the avator from its front.
My last (and only) console was an Atari, so I can't participate in this console discussion.
Never had failing ISP's here either, but then again, I'm not in America.

[Jeysie]

Atari!

I miss my Atari... I gave it away when I got a Nintendo since I thought I wouldn't need it anymore... oh, how completely silly I was. Yeah, the graphics sucked, and the stories were non-existent, but heck, it was all just pure crazy gameplay fun, no fuss, no frills.

Peace & Luv, Liz