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[QUOTE="ag1052"]the scary face and the weird symbols...to a new person that avatar kind of makes you seem uninviting
JordanElek

Oh, it's the bad guy in Eternal Darkness for the Gamecube, and the symbols are the runes of the four gods that fight each other for rights to the apocalypse.

Why would that be uninviting? :P

Hey Jordan, you own that game right? I see you reviewed it. Are you familiar with the writer HP Lovecraft? That game was based off of his works, like the universe he created and such.

If you still remember what happens in that game, could you perhaps give me a little run-down? I need a little info about how the gothic genre works in that, how it fits in, how the universe is immersive, stuff like that.

Of course, you don't have to respond if you don't want. Just wondering.

Hey Jordan, you own that game right? I see you reviewed it. Are you familiar with the writer HP Lovecraft? That game was based off of his works, like the universe he created and such.

If you still remember what happens in that game, could you perhaps give me a little run-down? I need a little info about how the gothic genre works in that, how it fits in, how the universe is immersive, stuff like that.bob_newman

I've never read any Lovecraft, and I was under the impression that ED's universe was only in the same styIe as Lovecraft's, not based directly on it.

[spoiler] It's been a long time, but the game's story basically follows the various events throughout recent history (in the broad scope of things) leading up to the summoning of an Ancient by Pious Augustus. Your job, unknowingly at first, is to summon another Ancient that will destroy Pious' Ancient. At the beginning of the game, you can choose between three different runes, and your choice changes the storyline and gameplay slightly. If you play through the game three times, you receive a special ending that I won't spoil even in a spoiler thing (because you have to play this game), but this ending ties everything together and reveals an underlying plot even more insidious than Pious'. [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="bob_newman"]Hey Jordan, you own that game right? I see you reviewed it. Are you familiar with the writer HP Lovecraft? That game was based off of his works, like the universe he created and such.

If you still remember what happens in that game, could you perhaps give me a little run-down? I need a little info about how the gothic genre works in that, how it fits in, how the universe is immersive, stuff like that.JordanElek

I've never read any Lovecraft, and I was under the impression that ED's universe was only in the same styIe as Lovecraft's, not based directly on it.

Thanks for that.

And yeah, here's something from Wiki:

Though the Cthulhu Mythos aren't named in the game, the concept of the "Ancients" is a clear homage to Lovecraft's innumerable cast of monstrous, malign godlike entities who manipulate humanity in a scheme to eventually enslave the world. Many of the deities and spells have similar sounding names, while Inspector LeGrasse was the name of a character in Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu. The short story also focused on Rhode Island and an insane city. At the end of his chapter, Dr. Maximillian Roivas is institutionalized in Jefferson Coombs Asylum, a possible tip of the hat to actor Jeffery Combs who has starred in several film adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft stories. One of the game's chapters is entitled The Lurking Horror, a possible reference to the Infocom game of the same name, also a Lovecraft pastiche. H. P. Lovecraft himself is actually mentioned when Alex examines some books in a corner of Edward's library. Lovecraft was also from Rhode Island.

I really want to play the game. I've been looking around my city for a copy. I've been going mad crazy trying to find it. If there were a sanity meter above my head right now, it'd be at max crazy. I even went online and found a store in my area that had the game, so the next day I went to the store, and it had been sold an hour before I got there. That really made me crazy. I would buy it off ebay, but it's too late now because my paper is due in 12 days. Even if it's not for my paper, I still want to play it, so I'll get it eventually.

I've been very sick all week so I haven't been online

I'll get back to everyone when I feel better, I'm vertical now but soon I will be horizontal again.

I've been very sick all week so I haven't been online

I'll get back to everyone when I feel better, I'm vertical now but soon I will be horizontal again.

Jaysonguy

I was wondering if you were ok.

Hope you get better soon. Take some NyQuil. Lots of it.

I've been very sick all week so I haven't been online

I'll get back to everyone when I feel better, I'm vertical now but soon I will be horizontal again.

Jaysonguy

Get better soon. :)

I haven't been around much this week, either, but not because I'm sick. I had a midterm paper due on Thursday, so all my time since Monday has been spent either preparing for and working on the paper or pretending to prepare for and work on the paper. I got it done a half-hour before the deadline, and now I'm just relaxing a bit.

In case you're wondering, the Best of the Wii Forum segment will cover two weeks this time, though I haven't had much time to browse this forum. :(

In case you're wondering, the Best of the Wii Forum segment will cover two weeks this time, though I haven't had much time to browse this forum. :(

JordanElek

[QUOTE="JordanElek"]

In case you're wondering, the Best of the Wii Forum segment will cover two weeks this time, though I haven't had much time to browse this forum. :(

ag1052

You should start "tracking" people.

Go to someone's profile and you'll see a button on the rught that says "Track This Person". Click on it, then whenever they post a new blog, you'll see it on your profile.

The "Best of the Wii Forum" is a little segment that Jordan does on his blog, highlighting what he feels are the best threads of each week.

He's usually wrong. Especially when he picks my threads.

[QUOTE="ag1052"][QUOTE="JordanElek"]

In case you're wondering, the Best of the Wii Forum segment will cover two weeks this time, though I haven't had much time to browse this forum. :(

bob_newman

You should start "tracking" people.

Go to someone's profile and you'll see a button on the rught that says "Track This Person". Click on it, then whenever they post a new blog, you'll see it on your profile.

The "Best of the Wii Forum" is a little segment that Jordan does on his blog, highlighting what he feels are the best threads of each week.

He's usually wrong. Especially when he picks my threads.

Oh man I cant believe I didnt know about this... I dont blog so I just assume others dont too but as I can see from the case of most of the regulars I am wrong. I'll go check it out and maybe I'll write a blog too every once in a while.

Oh man I cant believe I didnt know about this... I dont blog so I just assume others dont too but as I can see from the case of most of the regulars I am wrong. I'll go check it out and maybe I'll write a blog too every once in a while.

ag1052

Also, when you "track" someone, and they "track" you as well, you become "friends". That one took me a while to figure out.

[QUOTE="ag1052"]

Oh man I cant believe I didnt know about this... I dont blog so I just assume others dont too but as I can see from the case of most of the regulars I am wrong. I'll go check it out and maybe I'll write a blog too every once in a while.

bob_newman

Also, when you "track" someone, and they "track" you as well, you become "friends". That one took me a while to figure out.

[QUOTE="bob_newman"][QUOTE="ag1052"]

Oh man I cant believe I didnt know about this... I dont blog so I just assume others dont too but as I can see from the case of most of the regulars I am wrong. I'll go check it out and maybe I'll write a blog too every once in a while.

ag1052

Also, when you "track" someone, and they "track" you as well, you become "friends". That one took me a while to figure out.

Yep. Go to your profile.

You'll see a number of tabs: Profile, Updates, Games, Contributions, Unions, Contacts, Videos, Tage, Images.

Click on "Contacts".

Then click on the tab "People tracking me". All those people will be chillin' there, waiting for you to be friends with him or her. He or she probably cried when you didn't become friends with them.

I hope you feel bad.

What happened to Duckman, and Sants? Didn't they used to come here often?epayps2

Duckman got a PS3. We haven't seen him since.

...well actually, he still posted every now and then, but not anymore.

And Sants...well, we don't like to talk about that...

What happened was that he asked a Mod to ban him. Why? He said he didn't want to be a nerd, basically. I think he must've felt that the forums were taking over his life too much.

[QUOTE="epayps2"]What happened to Duckman, and Sants? Didn't they used to come here often?bob_newman

Duckman got a PS3. We haven't seen him since.

...well actually, he still posted every now and then, but not anymore.

And Sants...well, we don't like to talk about that...

What happened was that he asked a Mod to ban him. Why? He said he didn't want to be a nerd, basically. I think he must've felt that the forums were taking over his life too much.

That sucks:?..... Did this happen recently? I remember them from when I used to come here, just a couple months ago.epayps2

Yeah, I knew them too. It sucks indeed. And yeah, it has been in the past few months.

I hope you feel bad.

bob_newman

Oh good gosh, there were over 30 people tracking me!!! I do feel bad... but I just made half a dozen friends in about 20 seconds...

I do feel bad that Sants was one of those people... before I really made it up to be one of the "regulars" on the forum he was one of my only friends... I hope he didnt take my lack of tracking him the wrong way...

I was amazed when I saw a tracking notification from you, ag. I thought for sure all of us regulars were already tracking each other.JordanElek

EDIT: hey you are 4 posts away from 10,000!!!

the flood of SSBB topics beginsPhazonBlazer

***Kicks in door***

Ok I'm back!

***Falls down and hobbles to lean against a wall***

Ok, I'm not so much back as I'm slightly more lucid then I've been in days.

I need to sit up because you can't lay in bed for days and not get worse somehow so now I'm creating this pillow Jenga puzzle of pillows trying to stay elevated and still support myself since my balance is not "terrific" as of right now and I'm shaking my fist at the Craftmatic bed commercials with witty remarks like "I hate you" and "come here so I may cough in your direction then when you need to incline the power goes out, where are you gonna be then Craftbaby??? Not so tough when there's no power to lift your precious obscenely square mattress is there?? Go find a generator while you're sick and pay more because you can't shop around, wave that Craftmatictude in my face will you....."

Ok did I say completely lucid? I mean on a scale of one to ten it's like a 3, which is still higher then a lot of people but I'm off my A game, I'm highly amusing though.

Like most people over the age of 4 I like a super sugary cereal with a fun cartoon mascot on the front. So as I pour myself a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles in a white bowl and my counter has little brown specs in it like it's sold kind of rock like Oak or Walrus.

Well I think the specs are Cocoa Pebbles that are ABOVE the bowl from the angle I'm at so I promptly pour milk all over these "Pebbles" and in turn douse my countertop in rich 2% goodness.

I'm also loving the fact that I miss out on the last week these forums are tolerable before each day is like a freaking kick in the shins

(1) Like most people over the age of 4 I like a super sugary cereal with a fun cartoon mascot on the front. So as I pour myself a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles in a white bowl and my counter has little brown specs in it like it's sold kind of rock like Oak or Walrus.

(2) Well I think the specs are Cocoa Pebbles that are ABOVE the bowl from the angle I'm at so I promptly pour milk all over these "Pebbles" and in turn douse my countertop in rich 2% goodness.

(3) I'm also loving the fact that I miss out on the last week these forums are tolerable before each day is like a freaking kick in the shins

Jaysonguy

1. Whoa!!! I never would of guessed that you like sugary cereal...

2. Heh, I did something like that once. One time, during a day off of school or something, I decided to make myself a nice bowl of clam chowder. So I do the lazy way of making it, open the can, dump it into a large bowl then throw it into the microwave for about 3 minutes.

Alright, it's ready. I go and pick it out of the microwave and start to walk it over to the table so I may partake of it's clam chowdery goodness. On the way there I realize the bowl is burning hot and just drop it on the floor...

Yeah, I look down and see the bowl is somehow still in one piece, but when I look up I see half of the kitchen covered in white and clam... So I start cussing and yelling (the usual fair) and finally decide to start cleaning up. using pretty much 2-3 rolls of paper towels to clean up the mess. About one hour later when half of the mess is cleaned up I start to see that the parts that haven't been cleaned up yet are starting to dry up... So, I'm still beyond angry and obviously can't think straight so I get the bright Idea of taking the spray nozzle of the sink and spray the dry parts with water, but that's not enough. I honestly don't know what was wrong with me at that point because I continually spray the kitchen with water until the floor of the kitchen is filled with about 5 gallons of water...

Yeah, all that did was anger me even more, but eventually I get over it and start drying/cleaning up the place again, so it's good as new before my father comes home from work. So, yeah, that was another one of my fun experiences at home, but yes I eventually did finish cleaning up the mess. (about a full 4-5 hours total of nothing but cleaning...)

3. You really didn't miss much... All you missed, really, was bob and ag's little experiment...

[QUOTE="epayps2"]What happened to Duckman, and Sants? Didn't they used to come here often?bob_newman

Duckman got a PS3. We haven't seen him since.

...well actually, he still posted every now and then, but not anymore.

And Sants...well, we don't like to talk about that...

What happened was that he asked a Mod to ban him. Why? He said he didn't want to be a nerd, basically. I think he must've felt that the forums were taking over his life too much.

That's kind of funny if you ask me. I did notice in a lot of his posts he always talked about "hanging with buddies" or "going to parties" just to show he is not a "nerd". I was wondering what happened to him because he was one of the few in this thread who liked talking sports. I'm sure a lot of people here have friends and hang out and all that good stuff but participating in forums doesn't make you a loser IMO. I like talking gaming with y'all because most of my friends are not as in to it as me. *tear*

Anyone else hating a lot of members lately for perfectly justified reasons? lol

And this would all surround one topic

I miss the off topic thread... so here is a ridiculous question to get the ball rolling again...

At what point does an avocado become guacamole... are there prerequisites to meet before calling your avocado guacamole???

If I were to mash up an avocado for to dip my chips in, would I be wrong in calling that guacamole?

If I would be wrong.. then by adding a seasoning such as salt to my mashed up avocado would that be guacamole?

Or is another fruit/veggie (tomato, onion, or so on) required before my avocado mix meets the requirements of guacamole?

If that last question is the case then is it that the fruit/veggie in mind has to be there for there for guacamole (i.e. there always has to be tomato or whatnot) or is it just that there has to be another fruit/veggie (in that case then does avocado and grapes or avocado and celery count as guacamole)

I miss the off topic thread... so here is a ridiculous question to get the ball rolling again...

At what point does an avocado become guacamole... are there prerequisites to meet before calling your avocado guacamole???

If I were to mash up an avocado for to dip my chips in, would I be wrong in calling that guacamole?

If I would be wrong.. then by adding a seasoning such as salt to my mashed up avocado would that be guacamole?

Or is another fruit/veggie (tomato, onion, or so on) required before my avocado mix meets the requirements of guacamole?

If that last question is the case then is it that the fruit/veggie in mind has to be there for there for guacamole (i.e. there always has to be tomato or whatnot) or is it just that there has to be another fruit/veggie (in that case then does avocado and grapes or avocado and celery count as guacamole)

ag1052

I would say you have to add atleast a tomato to mash with it or you just have mashed avacado. Guacamole does sound pretty darn good right now...

I hate guacamole, so I pass on that question.

I was in Florida for three days last week. It was 85 degrees and sunny all day. I could only sit on the beach for about an hour before feeling like I was torturing myself, but I stayed out for about five hours the first day and about three the next. Only a strip on my back got burned. Lucky me.

But I bring this up because spring is coming, and I really didn't enjoy the weather in Florida. I love the change of seasons. I've lived in Indiana my whole life, and we get the best of all the seasons here.... death, cold and snow in the winter, life and color in the spring, heat in the summers, leaves changing color in the fall. While I was in Florida, the temperatures in Indiana shot up to around 60 degrees with sunny skies. That's perfect weather. Now that I'm back, it's back down into the 40s with dreary, overcast skies. I missed a little taste of timely spring and got a heavy dose of untimely summer instead. It was very disappointing.

Does anyone know what I'm talking aboot, or am I just Canadian? I mean crazy.

well, i didn't exactly want to read the 100-and-something pages of message on this thread, but it seems i now know just how off topic an off topic thread can get...

Anyway, i didn't want to make a new topic on the board to ask this so: When does Mario kart wii come out in America?

I would say you have to add atleast a tomato to mash with it or you just have mashed avacado. Guacamole does sound pretty darn good right now...

roboccs

does this mean that tomato is requirement for guacamole or is it just that something else has to be added in...

If its the former then since avocado cant be guacamole without tomato doesnt that make the tomato just as important as the avocado to the guacamole since both are necessary for it to become guacamole?

If it s the latter and there just needs to be something to be added in then could it be anything? Could avocado and corn be guacamole... if so then what about avocado and creamed corn... still if so then what about avocado and candy corn??? Or if it has to be something from a specific list (such as tomato, onion, lime, jalapenos, or so on) who determines this list?

[QUOTE="roboccs"]

I would say you have to add atleast a tomato to mash with it or you just have mashed avacado. Guacamole does sound pretty darn good right now...

ag1052

does this mean that tomato is requirement for guacamole or is it just that something else has to be added in...

If its the former then since avocado cant be guacamole without tomato doesnt that make the tomato just as important as the avocado to the guacamole since both are necessary for it to become guacamole?

If it s the latter and there just needs to be something to be added in then could it be anything? Could avocado and corn be guacamole... if so then what about avocado and creamed corn... still if so then what about avocado and candy corn??? Or if it has to be something from a specific list (such as tomato, onion, lime, jalapenos, or so on) who determines this list?

Hmmmm... For some reason I always thought guacamole was avacado and tomato and then people added other things as they wanted kind of like how you have different flavored salsas and what not. However, I'm not mexican so I could be wrong on my definition of guacamole. But if that is the actual definition then your assessment of the tomato being jsut as important as the avacado is right. However, the avacado is the main ingredient because I don't think there is equal parts avacado and tomato in most guacamole.

I hate guacamole, so I pass on that question.

I was in Florida for three days last week. It was 85 degrees and sunny all day. I could only sit on the beach for about an hour before feeling like I was torturing myself, but I stayed out for about five hours the first day and about three the next. Only a strip on my back got burned. Lucky me.

But I bring this up because spring is coming, and I really didn't enjoy the weather in Florida. I love the change of seasons. I've lived in Indiana my whole life, and we get the best of all the seasons here.... death, cold and snow in the winter, life and color in the spring, heat in the summers, leaves changing color in the fall. While I was in Florida, the temperatures in Indiana shot up to around 60 degrees with sunny skies. That's perfect weather. Now that I'm back, it's back down into the 40s with dreary, overcast skies. I missed a little taste of timely spring and got a heavy dose of untimely summer instead. It was very disappointing.

Does anyone know what I'm talking aboot, or am I just Canadian? I mean crazy.

JordanElek

I agree with you, I've lived in Michigan my whole life and I would not be happy without a change in seasons. People complain about the weather here all the time but I don't mind it.

I also think it is a crime when people go to Florida or hot climate places during Christmas. Hot weather and palm trees is not Christmas to me.

Here is a question... When you mail a letter if you dont put enough postage on the letter it gets sent back to the return address.... well so when you are mailing a heavy letter and you arent sure if the postage you have on the envelope is enough, why not just put the address you want it sent to as the return address?ag1052

i think the real question is....

who mails letters anymore???

:P

i think the real question is....

who mails letters anymore???

:PPeterPerson

Seriously. The only letters 've sent in the last... five years, probably, have been several wedding RSVPs and a super secret signed document to Gamespot because my scanner stopped working.

[QUOTE="PeterPerson"]i think the real question is....

who mails letters anymore???

:PJordanElek

Seriously. The only letters 've sent in the last... five years, probably, have been several wedding RSVPs and a super secret signed document to Gamespot because my scanner stopped working.

yup... we has internet now!!!

but whenever my grandma sends me letters.... i always get all warm and fuzzy inside. :D people should send more letters. more personal than emali...

Here is a question... When you mail a letter if you dont put enough postage on the letter it gets sent back to the return address.... well so when you are mailing a heavy letter and you arent sure if the postage you have on the envelope is enough, why not just put the address you want it sent to as the return address?ag1052

I always put the return address the same as where I'm sending it to

Here is a question... When you mail a letter if you dont put enough postage on the letter it gets sent back to the return address.... well so when you are mailing a heavy letter and you arent sure if the postage you have on the envelope is enough, why not just put the address you want it sent to as the return address?ag1052

They're not stupid. Obviously, the package gets returned before it gets to the airport, so if it made it to the plane ride without postage they wouldn't send it back. I think it would be considered an undeliverable package.

I always put the return address the same as where I'm sending it to

Jaysonguy

They're not stupid. Obviously, the package gets returned before it gets to the airport, so if it made it to the plane ride without postage they wouldn't send it back. I think it would be considered an undeliverable package.

bob_newman

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

I always put the return address the same as where I'm sending it to

ag1052

They're not stupid. Obviously, the package gets returned before it gets to the airport, so if it made it to the plane ride without postage they wouldn't send it back. I think it would be considered an undeliverable package.

bob_newman

If it's in the same city I assume they'd send it. But if you're that close to them, why don't you just drive there?

Jordan: So, where in Florida did you go to? I live in Gainesville, what's called the heart of Florida. epayps2

I flew into St. Petersburg, stayed on Marco Island for a few days, then spent the last day with my brother in Port Charlotte. I don't think I've ever been to Gainesville, though I might've driven through it or near it on my way to Fort Lauderdale for spring break a few years ago. One of my roommates in college was a huge Florida sports fan, so he'd always be talking about Gainesville.

Anyway, i didn't want to make a new topic on the board to ask this so: When does Mario kart wii come out in America?Tailscoolio

April 27th, I believe. For now. Though that seems too soon to be able to delay it. You never know with Nintendo....

[QUOTE="epayps2"]Jordan: So, where in Florida did you go to? I live in Gainesville, what's called the heart of Florida. JordanElek

I flew into St. Petersburg, stayed on Marco Island for a few days, then spent the last day with my brother in Port Charlotte. I don't think I've ever been to Gainesville, though I might've driven through it or near it on my way to Fort Lauderdale for spring break a few years ago. One of my roommates in college was a huge Florida sports fan, so he'd always be talking about Gainesville.

anyone else read the "Ask The Mod" forum just for fun?ag1052

No, I think it would just piss me off more than anything else.

I could only imagine some of the questions they get...

Can I post this thread in teh wii forum:

WHICH CHARUCTUR WILL U MAINE IN BRAWL?!?idiotman772

No, idiot. You can't.

[QUOTE="idiotman772"] Can I post this thread in teh wii forum:

WHICH CHARUCTUR WILL U MAINE IN BRAWL?!?bob_newman

No, idiot. You can't.

People don't ask first. :roll:

That's cool. So, besides the weather, did you enjoy Florida.
epayps2

Not really. I didn't do much but sit around and drive around, apart from the few hours during my brother's birthday party. It was worth it to see my brother, but the trip as a whole wasn't fun.

[QUOTE="bob_newman"]

[QUOTE="idiotman772"] Can I post this thread in teh wii forum:

WHICH CHARUCTUR WILL U MAINE IN BRAWL?!?JordanElek

No, idiot. You can't.

People don't ask first. :roll:

That's cool. So, besides the weather, did you enjoy Florida.
epayps2

Not really. I didn't do much but sit around and drive around, apart from the few hours during my brother's birthday party. It was worth it to see my brother, but the trip as a whole wasn't fun.

I take it you don't see your brother much?

I take it you don't see your brother much?wiifan001

Nope. We've lived far apart for the last seven years or so.

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]I take it you don't see your brother much?JordanElek

Nope. We've lived far apart for the last seven years or so.

awe... does that make you sad???