Christ Centered Gamer

My Christmas cookie days are about to arrive too, we typically make peanut butter, sugar, and fruit cookies.
My mom just made pumpkin cookies though with probably the best icing I've ever tasted.

Those delicious cookie gobs you can get at a local supermarket? (With all the frosting on it)

Yeah, I always get antsy with saves. When I was playing Persona 3 on PS3 (As a PS2 classic), I went to save and noticed that my save file had vanished (Thankfully no progress was lost). After that, I started saving in three separate slots for insurance. Persona 3 is an RPG that takes about 80 hours to beat, and I was NOT going to lose that progress, dang it. XD

When it comes to certain topics (Death, Illness, politics, etc) would you rather see them done in a contemporary setting with real groups/issues (Like a cancer story set in the modern world, or exploring nationalism in X country), or given a "coating" with another genre (For example, looking at terminal illness through the eyes of a fantasy world, or tribalism explored by science fiction, etc)?

Favourite christmas wrapping you've ever had the privilege of ripping apart?

micah211 wrote:My Christmas cookie days are about to arrive too, we typically make peanut butter, sugar, and fruit cookies.
My mom just made pumpkin cookies though with probably the best icing I've ever tasted.

Those delicious cookie gobs you can get at a local supermarket? (With all the frosting on it)

Mmm...now I want a peanut butter cookie. <3 O cookies, will you ever cease to be amazing?

I know not of these cookie gobs...but I would know more. If they involve cookies and frosting, it is very relevant to my interests.

Deepfreeze32 wrote:Yeah, I always get antsy with saves. When I was playing Persona 3 on PS3 (As a PS2 classic), I went to save and noticed that my save file had vanished (Thankfully no progress was lost). After that, I started saving in three separate slots for insurance. Persona 3 is an RPG that takes about 80 hours to beat, and I was NOT going to lose that progress, dang it. XD

When it comes to certain topics (Death, Illness, politics, etc) would you rather see them done in a contemporary setting with real groups/issues (Like a cancer story set in the modern world, or exploring nationalism in X country), or given a "coating" with another genre (For example, looking at terminal illness through the eyes of a fantasy world, or tribalism explored by science fiction, etc)?

That is the only reason I have ever considered purchasing an Action Replay device; so I could have multiple saves in multiple locations on multiple devices. I have actually lost 30 hours of progress in an old PS1 RPG...I think it was Star Ocean.

It's the perspective and skill of the storyteller on said issues that influences whether or not I watch it, I think. As much as I prefer fantasy settings to real ones, the fact is, at least in my experience, most of the storytellers nowadays aiming to make a point in a fantasy setting usually wield it like a battering ram, so that it might as well be a realistic tale. XD Given that, I tend to find the experience grating if it's something I either don't agree with, or something that's just plain wrong. Or stupid. Here's looking at you, indie films. And Avatar.

Rare is the example of something aiming to be truly poignant that doesn't end up just annoying me by being contrived or obvious. I hate to sound that way, because I want to slap myself for saying it, but it is what it is. To truly accomplish the goal of teaching or talking without being a dork, you must be a master of the storytelling craft. And those are few and far "I found Waldo" in between.

RedPlums wrote:Favourite christmas wrapping you've ever had the privilege of ripping apart?

At the risk of sounding sappier than a maple tree, anything wrapped spur of the moment by someone who loves me. <3 I don't mean those "Hey, I forgot I had to get you a present, here's the Walmart sack--don't look at the receipt" moments. But the..."I searched high and low for this and it only just came in today and I didn't have wrapping paper so I used the Daily newspaper" moments.

I really appreciate moments like that. Just the fact someone took the time to wrap a gift for instead of just handing it to me...it's special. <3

However, while as a semi-professional wrapper I prefer high-quality, thick and gridded wrapping paper during the process...I actually am rather fond of simple brown butcher paper for tearing into. It's classic, understated, and has a particular feel to it that most wrapping papers don't match. Toss on a bow, or some jute twine...feels like something from the ye olde days.

Basically you take 2 giant super soft chocolate chip cookies and put them in between an almost unsafe amount of frosting.

Fake Chocolate?

Chozon1 wrote:It's the perspective and skill of the storyteller on said issues that influences whether or not I watch it, I think. As much as I prefer fantasy settings to real ones, the fact is, at least in my experience, most of the storytellers nowadays aiming to make a point in a fantasy setting usually wield it like a battering ram, so that it might as well be a realistic tale. XD Given that, I tend to find the experience grating if it's something I either don't agree with, or something that's just plain wrong. Or stupid. Here's looking at you, indie films. And Avatar.

Rare is the example of something aiming to be truly poignant that doesn't end up just annoying me by being contrived or obvious. I hate to sound that way, because I want to slap myself for saying it, but it is what it is. To truly accomplish the goal of teaching or talking without being a dork, you must be a master of the storytelling craft. And those are few and far "I found Waldo" in between.

See, I feel that way with most Christian authors and Christian media in general. It's like they thought "I'm going to make a story with subtle Christian themes"



So I think I see where you're coming from. I found a lot of the themes tackled in DS9 (for example) to be handled very well. Not all of them (especially early on) were done well, but I think they managed to do it better than most attempts in Star Trek history (Looking at you, Code of Honor from TNG...). Then again, I'm also not at all opposed to exploring themes in storytelling so long as there's some consistency and it's not "HERE IS MY OBVIOUS POLITICAL OR SOCIAL VIEW" beating you over the head, such as Avatar (Which didn't even have the saving grace of being a good movie). XD


Brandon Sanderson?

I literally just now noticed your emblem is Homestar Runner, which i watched with my brothers when we were younger. Favourite episode/scene of Homestar Runner?

micah211 wrote:Basically you take 2 giant super soft chocolate chip cookies and put them in between an almost unsafe amount of frosting.

Fake Chocolate?

Oh my. That sounds like a whoopie pie. A most holy alliance of glory and confectionary. <3

Maybe? Depends on what I'm using it for. If I'm just eating chocolate (a rarity) then bleep no. Gimme real chocolate, or gimme...well, not death. That's a bit extreme. O_o

But...if I'm cooking with it the lines are more blurry. The plastic and sugar compounds in fake chocolate make it less delicate than the real stuff. So if I need a mold, or a dip, stuff that is liable to burn, I'm actually OK using fake chocolate.

And then there's carob, which tastes like chocolate but is actually some sort of ground up plant, or dirt.

Would white chocolate/almond bark fall into this category? Most white chocolate is just sugar, styrofoam, and perhaps a bit of cocoa fat.

Deepfreeze32 wrote:See, I feel that way with most Christian authors and Christian media in general. It's like they thought "I'm going to make a story with subtle Christian themes"

Eh. I would say the same about most secular authors and media producers, but I don't like getting bludgeoned. XD Wherein lies my problem: I'm not against a show or book trying to examine something. I'm just not going to bother consuming something that carries the craftiness of a rabid badger. O_o

I have never read any of his stuff.

RedPlums wrote:I literally just now noticed your emblem is Homestar Runner, which i watched with my brothers when we were younger. Favourite episode/scene of Homestar Runner?

That is impossible to narrow down. XD Though I do remember keenly the time Homestar took over Strongbads Sbemail show, and ended up getting hit in the face with a Garden Weasel.

I like the Christmas episodes, too.

Gobs and Whoopie Pies are the same thing. Just googled it. I just happen to be from Pennsylvania and call it a gob XD I thought everybody called them that!
The fake chocolate I'm talking about is stuff like sixlets, but there is one thing with the best fake chocolate in the world.
They're called Moon & Stars, a shortbread cookie shaped as either moons or stars covered in a chocolate flavor substance and sprinkles. Also googled carob. It's some plant in Asia/Australia that is used for a good tasting medicine that can sooth throats. It also can be used in baking the same way you use vanilla extract. I'm actually very excited about this, my step dad can't eat chocolate because it gives him migraines. I'm going to have to introduce this into my family.

Sixlets?

Sanderson is pretty good. Elantris is interesting, and I hear great things about the Mistborn books.

Some music for you. This song is from Persona 5. There is a version with lyrics which is about two minutes longer, but I just love the guitar that replaces the vocal melody in the instrumental version.



Thoughts?

Oh my gosh! The Sbemails are my favourite!

Strong Sad or Strong Bad?

micah211 wrote:Gobs and Whoopie Pies are the same thing. Just googled it. I just happen to be from Pennsylvania and call it a gob XD I thought everybody called them that!
The fake chocolate I'm talking about is stuff like sixlets, but there is one thing with the best fake chocolate in the world.
They're called Moon & Stars, a shortbread cookie shaped as either moons or stars covered in a chocolate flavor substance and sprinkles.

Spoiler:

Also googled carob. It's some plant in Asia/Australia that is used for a good tasting medicine that can sooth throats. It also can be used in baking the same way you use vanilla extract. I'm actually very excited about this, my step dad can't eat chocolate because it gives him migraines. I'm going to have to introduce this into my family.

Sixlets?

That's arguably a better name, since whoopie has flatulence related connotations...but gob is also used for "mouth" here, so people would probably get confused. XD I'll have to keep an eye out and see if they have those cookies in my area. They look amazing. ^_^

And I'm happy about the carob. ^_^ Despite my joking, it's actually pretty tasty. It'll never be exactly like chocolate...but some tinkering can get it pretty close. My mom used to cook with it a lot.

I haven't eaten sixlets in awhile, but I do know what they are, at least. XD I'm not really a chocolate guy; I mean, now that I've said that, I have an almost painful jones for a Snickers bar. -_- But on a normal day, I'd rather have fruity candy.

Deepfreeze32 wrote:Sanderson is pretty good. Elantris is interesting, and I hear great things about the Mistborn books.

Some music for you. This song is from Persona 5. There is a version with lyrics which is about two minutes longer, but I just love the guitar that replaces the vocal melody in the instrumental version.

Thoughts?

That was strange, and very 70's...but oddly, I liked it. XD

RedPlums wrote:Oh my gosh! The Sbemails are my favourite!

Strong Sad or Strong Bad?

I don't know...I mean, as much of a jerk as Strongbad is, I think Strong Sad would get on my nerves more often on a day to day basis. XD

Ooooh fruit candy...
Best Fruit Tootsie Roll?

Animal Crossing?

And because I may as well ask since it's a similar game, Harvest Moon?

sbemails or hremails?