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Hello everyone.

I'm not sure if any of you remember this, but a few months ago I openly expressed how I feel about Jaysonguy on these forums in the Off Topic Lounge Gamecube Wiimake Edition. It was quite a while ago, and I can't really remember what it was all about.

But I do know that it's been bothering me ever since it happened. I'm not bringing it up to cause problems again, I guess it just left a bad taste in my mouth and I just wanted you all to know I'm sorry about what I said. Ever since it happened it seems like a lot of people on this forum started to hate me. If I make a thread, or reply in other people's threads hardly anyone replies or posts, and if I make a post it just seems like everyone ignores me. Maybe it's just me, I don't know.

I guess I should've just kept what I said to myself, but I aloud someone on this forum to convince me to come out and speak for her. That person was having an argument with Jaysonguy at the time, it was about women or something. Back when I first started playing Animal Crossing, she would always come to someone else's town and start talking about Jaysonguy, complaining and saying a whole bunch of stuff. It got to the point where I just got fet up with hearing about it and that's when I openly expressed myself. I just wanted you all to know that the only reason I said all of the things I said was because of her, because she asked me to. And I have other people that can back that up. The sad thing is, is that we don't even talk anymore. At the time I thought we were friends but.

I just figured that since a new Off Topic Lounge was made, and since it's the end of the year I should come forth, get this off my chest and apologize not only to Jaysonguy, but to all of you. I may not agree with a lot of the things he says, and sometimes things he says annoy or anger me, but I guess that can't be helped. As someone said a while ago, I shouldn't let things that one person says ruin my experience in these forums. So that's what I've been trying to do.

I hope that by letting you all know this, you can forgive me, and give me another chance to be a part of these forums. And hopefully not as many people will hate me in the new year.

I also just wanted to say that I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"]

So let's talk about the economy and the challenges it's presenting us.

After 15 months of unemployment, I've finally found a job. It's a 30% cut in pay from my previous position and since it's over two hours away and I can't sell my house, I'm foreclosing on it (it was falling down anyway -- I was in the middle of major renovations, including major structuralwork,when I lost my last job and couldn't afford to keep working on it. It's been deteriorating ever since). Due to the length of unemployment, the 30% cut in pay, and the foreclosure, I have to file for bankruptcy.

Happy Holidays!!!

Focus on the positive. Focus on the positive. Focus on the positive.

I think I'm going to love this new job though, so there's a bright spot. It's also nice to know I was able to find a job in this lousy economy when there are so many millions out of work.

My Grandparents might be filing for bankruptcy... :? Either business or both, I think

It'll probably turn out alright in the end, though.

WhaDIPuN

I hope your grandparrents haven't lost their nest egg.

Sorry to hear about that. it has been hard especially where I'm from (Metro Detroit) where unemplyment is probably the highest in the nation. I'm blessed to have a good job right now. Great to see that you did find a job. I'm sure you'll bounce back!roboccs

Thanks. Detroit is going through some serious problems right now. When it's all done, the city is going to be completely different. I think that globalization needs to slow down. Too many people have had the rug pulled out from under them. I understand that globalization may bring us world peace (you never go to war against strong business partners), but it happened way too fast and the results have been catastrophic for some people.

It's funny how life never works out quite the way you expect it to.

I hope that by letting you all know this, you can forgive me, and give me another chance to be a part of these forums. And hopefully not as many people will hate me in the new year.J_Ford

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]Didn't say it wasn't fun. bob_newman

Maybe this place will be more useful and more fun this time around...... .... .... than last.wiifan001

"Maybe this place...will be more fun" doesn't exactly describe enthusiasm.

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]Didn't say it wasn't fun. bob_newman

Maybe this place will be more useful and more fun this time around...... .... .... than last.wiifan001

"Maybe this place...will be more fun" doesn't exactly describe enthusiasm.

[QUOTE="J_Ford"]I hope that by letting you all know this, you can forgive me, and give me another chance to be a part of these forums. And hopefully not as many people will hate me in the new year.JordanElek

I'm glad then, thank you :)

Hello everyone.

I'm not sure if any of you remember this, but a few months ago I openly expressed how I feel about Jaysonguy on these forums in the Off Topic Lounge Gamecube Wiimake Edition. It was quite a while ago, and I can't really remember what it was all about.

But I do know that it's been bothering me ever since it happened. I'm not bringing it up to cause problems again, I guess it just left a bad taste in my mouth and I just wanted you all to know I'm sorry about what I said. Ever since it happened it seems like a lot of people on this forum started to hate me. If I make a thread, or reply in other people's threads hardly anyone replies or posts, and if I make a post it just seems like everyone ignores me. Maybe it's just me, I don't know.

I guess I should've just kept what I said to myself, but I aloud someone on this forum to convince me to come out and speak for her. That person was having an argument with Jaysonguy at the time, it was about women or something. Back when I first started playing Animal Crossing, she would always come to someone else's town and start talking about Jaysonguy, complaining and saying a whole bunch of stuff. It got to the point where I just got fet up with hearing about it and that's when I openly expressed myself. I just wanted you all to know that the only reason I said all of the things I said was because of her, because she asked me to. And I have other people that can back that up. The sad thing is, is that we don't even talk anymore. At the time I thought we were friends but.

I just figured that since a new Off Topic Lounge was made, and since it's the end of the year I should come forth, get this off my chest and apologize not only to Jaysonguy, but to all of you. I may not agree with a lot of the things he says, and sometimes things he says annoy or anger me, but I guess that can't be helped. As someone said a while ago, I shouldn't let things that one person says ruin my experience in these forums. So that's what I've been trying to do.

I hope that by letting you all know this, you can forgive me, and give me another chance to be a part of these forums. And hopefully not as many people will hate me in the new year.

I also just wanted to say that I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Well I see you're not describing what it is, but rather what it is NOT. Yet, you'll never know. That's *ahem* my interpretation of your text placement. For all I know, you could be less...what was that word you used? Oh yes, enthusiastic. For all I know, you may be less enthusiastic than I am.wiifan001

Hey remember when you said that you thought nobody wanted you here?

[QUOTE="J_Ford"]

Hello everyone.

I'm not sure if any of you remember this, but a few months ago I openly expressed how I feel about Jaysonguy on these forums in the Off Topic Lounge Gamecube Wiimake Edition. It was quite a while ago, and I can't really remember what it was all about.

But I do know that it's been bothering me ever since it happened. I'm not bringing it up to cause problems again, I guess it just left a bad taste in my mouth and I just wanted you all to know I'm sorry about what I said. Ever since it happened it seems like a lot of people on this forum started to hate me. If I make a thread, or reply in other people's threads hardly anyone replies or posts, and if I make a post it just seems like everyone ignores me. Maybe it's just me, I don't know.

I guess I should've just kept what I said to myself, but I aloud someone on this forum to convince me to come out and speak for her. That person was having an argument with Jaysonguy at the time, it was about women or something. Back when I first started playing Animal Crossing, she would always come to someone else's town and start talking about Jaysonguy, complaining and saying a whole bunch of stuff. It got to the point where I just got fet up with hearing about it and that's when I openly expressed myself. I just wanted you all to know that the only reason I said all of the things I said was because of her, because she asked me to. And I have other people that can back that up. The sad thing is, is that we don't even talk anymore. At the time I thought we were friends but.

I just figured that since a new Off Topic Lounge was made, and since it's the end of the year I should come forth, get this off my chest and apologize not only to Jaysonguy, but to all of you. I may not agree with a lot of the things he says, and sometimes things he says annoy or anger me, but I guess that can't be helped. As someone said a while ago, I shouldn't let things that one person says ruin my experience in these forums. So that's what I've been trying to do.

I hope that by letting you all know this, you can forgive me, and give me another chance to be a part of these forums. And hopefully not as many people will hate me in the new year.

I also just wanted to say that I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Knight-Owl

I don't know what you guys said but I'm sure it was warranted. And I'm sure it was awesome.

Now children. Let's not fight already in the first day of the new thread year.roboccs

STOP FIGHTING. ALL I WANT IS PEACE.Haziqonfire

Wait, people talk about Jason outside the forums? And from the looks of it, this causes you grief?

Bob, Jason, I remember one of you asking for my screen name. I have to find out how to stop making this board so traumatic.

Pie is better than cake. Fact.gamefan67

WIN

[QUOTE="J_Ford"]I hope that by letting you all know this, you can forgive me, and give me another chance to be a part of these forums. And hopefully not as many people will hate me in the new year.JordanElek

Oh, a new one of these. I'm hoping to have more of a role in this one, instead of just random posts like last time. May be tough though, if the thread goes as fast as the old one did. :P

Anyway, I haven't played games too often lately, just play some of them on and off. I have, however, played a fair amount of games. I've finished New Super Mario Bros. Wii, in both single-player and multi-player, and am now trying to get all the star coins.

I've gotten a bit further in my GTA: San Andreas game, but right now I have tolevel up my swimming skills a bit more to do one of the missions. I've mostly been messing around in the game lately, even though I do want to get Los Venturas unlocked.

I've also started to get back into a couple games that I haven't played in a while: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. I want to at least beat Nuts & Bolts soon. I think I have 12 or 13 more jiggies to get before I can get into the final place. I do plan to 100% it sometime, but for now I'm just keeping my eye on beating it normally. As for Oblivion, I noticed yesterday that I've been playing for48 hours, and yet it seems like I've barely done anything. I haven't done much in the main story, Mages Guild, or Arena, mainly just focusing on some of the other side-quests. I have gotten pretty far into the Dark Brotherood, done a decent amount with the Thieves Guild, and did a few of the Fighters Guild missions, as well as a few of the random side-quests in the game. I can already tell that it will take me a LONG time to finish everything in the game.

Even so, I've been thinking about adding Fallout 3: GOTY Edition to my collection. It seems like a great game, and the GOTY Edition is a great deal, when you keep in mind that you'd have to pay $50 for all of the DLC alone if you downloaded it, not to mention $30 for the main game. I probably wouldn't put all of the DLC onto my harddrive as soon as I got the GOTY Edition, but would be nice to have it whenever I feel like playing through the extra content. Plus the fact that Broken Steel increases the maximum level you can reach, and lets you play the game after you finished.

Oh, a new one of these. I'm hoping to have more of a role in this one, instead of just random posts like last time. May be tough though, if the thread goes as fast as the old one did. :PHungry_Homer111

So who else still has Christmas shopping to do? I still have to get something for my dad and my brother and his wife (who live in Florida, so it'll have to be shipped). My dad is always so hard to shop for because he already has everything he needs for the stuff he likes. I'm thinking of just resorting to a gift certificate to a coffee place, but I'd like to do better than that. But tomorrow is my only day off this week, so I don't know...

And my brother is hard to shop for because I have no idea what he has... It's been over a year since I've been to his place. Bah!

i've completed all my shopping. this year has been a little more rough than others financially due to the state cutting our pay on a few checks due to the deficit and budget. stupid governor. the best idea you can come up with to save the state money is to cut the pay of the people who help operate it? of course elected officials got to choose whether or not they would take the pay cut. judges refused the most. sorry, rant over.

It just sucks I cant eat popcorn ... wisdom teeth are jerks.Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="danger_ranger95"]

it's right there!!!!!

Jordan's a closet toker! I KNEW IT!DDRMom

Are those bongs on the fireplace mantle?

with everything in that room...... it wouldn't surprise me lol

My mission in life is to have a room like that before I die.

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"] It just sucks I cant eat popcorn ... wisdom teeth are jerks.alexh_99

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"] It just sucks I cant eat popcorn ... wisdom teeth are jerks.alexh_99

Went and saw Princess & the Frog this past weekend with my daughter and the old lady. Best Disney (animated) movie since Lion King. Singing was back in full force, great character developement, comedy, action, etc. Damn good movie, and I would honestly recommend it to anyone..... even if you hate the past few Disney movies.

Jayson...... seriously, it's good! (about our Disney debates in the past)

Also, did anyone else know that they're remaking "Clash of the Titans?" I loved the original, and the new trailers are awesome looking! It's going to be a great year for films imo.

Iron Man 2

Clash of the Titans

Prince of Persia (I'm really rooting for this one)

Some movie with Dicaprio that looks awesome (no, it's no love story)

........

between movies, and games.... looks like I'll be broke again all year!

Went and saw Princess & the Frog this past weekend with my daughter and the old lady. Best Disney (animated) movie since Lion King. Singing was back in full force, great character developement, comedy, action, etc. Damn good movie, and I would honestly recommend it to anyone..... even if you hate the past few Disney movies.

Jayson...... seriously, it's good! (about our Disney debates in the past)

Also, did anyone else know that they're remaking "Clash of the Titans?" I loved the original, and the new trailers are awesome looking! It's going to be a great year for films imo.

Iron Man 2

Clash of the Titans

Prince of Persia (I'm really rooting for this one)

Some movie with Dicaprio that looks awesome (no, it's no love story)

........

between movies, and games.... looks like I'll be broke again all year!

danger_ranger95

[QUOTE="danger_ranger95"]

Went and saw Princess & the Frog this past weekend with my daughter and the old lady. Best Disney (animated) movie since Lion King. Singing was back in full force, great character developement, comedy, action, etc. Damn good movie, and I would honestly recommend it to anyone..... even if you hate the past few Disney movies.

Jayson...... seriously, it's good! (about our Disney debates in the past)

Also, did anyone else know that they're remaking "Clash of the Titans?" I loved the original, and the new trailers are awesome looking! It's going to be a great year for films imo.

Iron Man 2

Clash of the Titans

Prince of Persia (I'm really rooting for this one)

Some movie with Dicaprio that looks awesome (no, it's no love story)

........

between movies, and games.... looks like I'll be broke again all year!

snowman6251

there ya go....

it looked very good imo. He's become quite the actor since his introduction into the business

[QUOTE="snowman6251"][QUOTE="danger_ranger95"]

Went and saw Princess & the Frog this past weekend with my daughter and the old lady. Best Disney (animated) movie since Lion King. Singing was back in full force, great character developement, comedy, action, etc. Damn good movie, and I would honestly recommend it to anyone..... even if you hate the past few Disney movies.

Jayson...... seriously, it's good! (about our Disney debates in the past)

Also, did anyone else know that they're remaking "Clash of the Titans?" I loved the original, and the new trailers are awesome looking! It's going to be a great year for films imo.

Iron Man 2

Clash of the Titans

Prince of Persia (I'm really rooting for this one)

Some movie with Dicaprio that looks awesome (no, it's no love story)

........

between movies, and games.... looks like I'll be broke again all year!

danger_ranger95

there ya go....

it looked very good imo. He's become quite the actor since his introduction into the business

In case anyone needs a little holiday spirit... :P

So I had a pretty good day of game hunting. Found a new copy of Cursed Mountain for $15, and then, oh boy this is a good one, I found Electroplankton for $25.

Happy day indeed!

I found Big Bang Mini for $10, I was going to get it until I found Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (full price though..). I'm too much of a sucker for that series.

Yeah I saw Cursed Mountain for $15 but I'm not overly interested in it so I will pass.Haziqonfire

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]Yeah I saw Cursed Mountain for $15 but I'm not overly interested in it so I will pass.bob_newman

[QUOTE="bob_newman"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]Yeah I saw Cursed Mountain for $15 but I'm not overly interested in it so I will pass.snowman6251

There is a prtty big Steam sale going on. Do you guys have any recommendations on what to get?

.... there is probably at least one other PC gamer in here

In case anyone needs a little holiday spirit... :P

GabuEx

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

In case anyone needs a little holiday spirit... :P

link027

i've completed all my shopping. this year has been a little more rough than others financially due to the state cutting our pay on a few checks due to the deficit and budget. stupid governor. the best idea you can come up with to save the state money is to cut the pay of the people who help operate it? of course elected officials got to choose whether or not they would take the pay cut. judges refused the most. sorry, rant over.

90xGrad

Went and saw Princess & the Frog this past weekend with my daughter and the old lady. Best Disney (animated) movie since Lion King. Singing was back in full force, great character developement, comedy, action, etc. Damn good movie, and I would honestly recommend it to anyone..... even if you hate the past few Disney movies.

Jayson...... seriously, it's good! (about our Disney debates in the past)

Also, did anyone else know that they're remaking "Clash of the Titans?" I loved the original, and the new trailers are awesome looking! It's going to be a great year for films imo.

Iron Man 2

Clash of the Titans

Prince of Persia (I'm really rooting for this one)

Some movie with Dicaprio that looks awesome (no, it's no love story)

........

between movies, and games.... looks like I'll be broke again all year!

danger_ranger95

I've been playing older games lately and really enjoying them. A few days ago my brother and I played NFL gameday 97 for PS1 and tonight I played NFL Gameday 2000. Anyone remember football games other than madden? I love Madden but do wish they did not monopolize the NFL license; it's fun to have options.

Now I'm gonna play FFVII for awhile.

And yeah, parents are the hardest to shop for since they usually have everything already. This year was easy cuz mine just got a new house.

I also watched It's a Wonderful Life. It's an annual tradition. Best christmas movie ever and christmas only comes in at the end of it.

Is anyone else playing Spirit Tracks?

I haven't beaten it yet, so of course the game might still change between now and the end (I just beat the sand temple), but I'm honestly experiencing something rather strange and foreign at the moment, which is, well, disappointment in a Zelda game. I don't know if I'm just not getting it, or if I'm playing it wrong, or whatever, but the game just... isn't really that good, to be honest.