You don't have to make a topic every ten seconds, you know. =P

@jdiggle: forgive me, my elvish is a bit rusty.

@korvus: I think I had low blood sugar that day.

@korvus: You can just refer to me as "Queen of all she surveys"

My first thought was that Dark Souls is way too contemporary to be considered the greatest anything of all time.

While our societal norms do seem to dictate that independence is a valued trait in most men growing up, it's still not unheard of.

OT = free therapy.

There it is. That being said, it's not just you, it's fairly common for parents to want only the best for their children, even in relationships. Have you considered looking at it from your dad's perspective? For example, imagine you had a son about your age, and he was bringing home guys you knew nothing about, I'm willing to bet you might be a little concerned, at least, and you'd probably want a little more info. I know I would.

P.S I don't want you ending up with an idiot of a boyfriend either. =P

I wish I had friends who were more into all those nifty looking alternative board games. (By alternative, I mean such as Dominion, Catan, etc rather than the traditional ones like Monopoly, Clue, Life, that everyone knows about.)

sounds like GSN.