Christ Centered Gamer

The Potter Puppet Pals are hilarious! That's one of the better ones, too.

I've been meaning to check and see if they have had any new chapters since I saw it last. Hmm....

Sstavix wrote:There's a Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings struggle? I've never heard of that....

In any case, if there is one, I would imagine that it would be like a little kid trying to attack grandpa. Or Harry trying to go after Gandalf. It's going to be a pretty short fight....

There is. Mostly, it's between movies. Maybe it's just a local thing, though.

Sometimes, you just have to admit defeat?

Because even if "Spreadsheet" was a person, that last sentence would have still been wrong. -_-

Chozon1 wrote: Sometimes, you just have to admit defeat?

Because even if "Spreadsheet" was a person, that last sentence would have still been wrong. -_-

True. Sometimes it's best just to cut your losses, and move on. At least use it to learn from so you can avoid the mistake in the future.

Also, never be too proud to say "I'm sorry." It doesn't apply in this case (it was just a grammatical error, after all!), but I know some people who take the stance that they never apologize. And that isn't a humble stance to take.

I want to wedgie those people. I know a few, and I'm pretty sure I'm guilty of that myself, too.

Citizens of Earth?

Chozon1 wrote:
Citizens of Earth?

... what of them? Besides the fact that there seem to be too many of them, and not enough brain cells to go around....

That raises up the question of whether it's truly a lack of brain cells (the affectation, as opposed to the insult), a problem which can't be helped or changed by the individual involved? Or genuine apathy and/or or moral decay? In effect, is Jimmy McCitizen ignorant, uncaring, or sinning?

Or, to rephrase, Citizens of Earth?

Chozon1 wrote:That raises up the question of whether it's truly a lack of brain cells (the affectation, as opposed to the insult), a problem which can't be helped or changed by the individual involved? Or genuine apathy and/or or moral decay? In effect, is Jimmy McCitizen ignorant, uncaring, or sinning?

I'm thinking "uncaring." It is a situation that could be changed if the people just took some time and effort to turn things around. But they just don't care - they're either comfortable in their little dreamworlds that everything is OK, or they feel too powerless to make a difference, anyway.

Chozon1 wrote:Or, to rephrase, Citizens of Earth?

Looks like a silly RPG! Too bad it's Windows only. They could sell more copies if they make it multi-platform....

I'd like to believe that, almost. But then I'm confronted with people who actually support evil, and proclaim that it's good. I feel that's not compatible with Jimmy Apathetic, who simply wouldn't care. Sometimes people don't fight for change because they don't want it.

Citizens of Earth is actually on consoles, too. I've got it on my 2DS and I know there's a Vita version. I'm thinking the big three too, but I don't know. I guess Steam doesn't want people buying it elsewhere. XD

"Any man can withstand adversity; give him power if you wish to see his true character"?

I want to do NaNoWriMo this year...but I'm a very easily-distracted writer. I often come up with multiple story ideas in a span of time, and rarely develop them before the next thing I need to write down comes up. I try to write down at least something to every idea, because I might come back to it later.

This means I can write a large amount in a month, but it's on 5 different stories at the best and a different story every other day at worst. Obviously, this is a problem. I might be able to focus on a setting I've created beforehand, but I don't think I'll be able to go completely new without being distracted again.

Any advice?

Chozon1 wrote:I'd like to believe that, almost. But then I'm confronted with people who actually support evil, and proclaim that it's good. I feel that's not compatible with Jimmy Apathetic, who simply wouldn't care. Sometimes people don't fight for change because they don't want it.

That is true. There are some out there who do actively support evil (and, sadly, many of these people go on to get elected...). But for the majority of the people? I get the feeling that they don't want to be bothered with things that really, truly matter.

Chozon1 wrote:"Any man can withstand adversity; give him power if you wish to see his true character"?

That's a pretty good quote, actually. I can see some relevance in today's society there, too. I'm reminded of a story I heard a while ago about the difference between J.D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. Rockefeller wanted to build an empire to last well past his death, but Carnegie (who was Scottish, incidentally ) had the mindset that "ye canna take it with ye" and tried to give away as much as he could before his death. Both very wealthy, powerful individuals, but both had completely different approaches to their power.

Deepfreeze32 wrote:I want to do NaNoWriMo this year...but I'm a very easily-distracted writer. I often come up with multiple story ideas in a span of time, and rarely develop them before the next thing I need to write down comes up. I try to write down at least something to every idea, because I might come back to it later.

This means I can write a large amount in a month, but it's on 5 different stories at the best and a different story every other day at worst. Obviously, this is a problem. I might be able to focus on a setting I've created beforehand, but I don't think I'll be able to go completely new without being distracted again.

Any advice?

I do have some advice, because I used this tactic last year! If possible, try combining the story ideas into one cohesive narrative. I combined two story ideas I was kicking around last year, and it worked out surprisingly well (in fact, I wasn't able to finish my novel, even though I hit 50,000 words. This year, I'm going to write "part 2"). So see if there's a way to tie your stories together into one, longer piece. It would be a fun experiment, at the very least!

Sstavix wrote:That is true. There are some out there who do actively support evil (and, sadly, many of these people go on to get elected...). But for the majority of the people? I get the feeling that they don't want to be bothered with things that really, truly matter.

I 'spose. Maybe it's my locale, but I seem to find people with strong beliefs rather than people who just don't care, though.

Sstavix wrote:That's a pretty good quote, actually. I can see some relevance in today's society there, too. I'm reminded of a story I heard a while ago about the difference between J.D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. Rockefeller wanted to build an empire to last well past his death, but Carnegie (who was Scottish, incidentally ) had the mindset that "ye canna take it with ye" and tried to give away as much as he could before his death. Both very wealthy, powerful individuals, but both had completely different approaches to their power.

I think it was Abraham Lincoln. It's in "inFamous", and it fits the game perfectly.

When working with hot glue, you should keep it away from the face? *_*

Chozon1 wrote: I 'spose. Maybe it's my locale, but I seem to find people with strong beliefs rather than people who just don't care, though.

It could be your locale. In my area, it seems the majority of people just don't care, or they're tagging along because it's trendy.e.g. "my girlfriend is going to the rally, so why not?" Probably has something to do with two university towns in close proximity....

Chozon1 wrote: When working with hot glue, you should keep it away from the face? *_*

Depends... are we talking about your face, or the person you're gluing?

Dandelions?

Emwok wrote:Dandelions?

I'm not fond of them myself. Ask my wife, though, and she'll go into detail about the health and nutritional benefits of this weed, as long as it hasn't been sprayed or anything like that.

I'll say this much about dandelions, though - they're nicer looking than grass. Especially when they're flowering.

At least they smell better than love-bugs.

Finding the biggest pumpkin in the store?