Christ Centered Gamer

Yams?

P.T.?

This may not work due to being on a phone, but here we go:



Thoughts? The song came out a few days ago, and the album will be coming out in April.

RedPlums wrote:Yams?

I've never understood how they were particularly different from sweet potatoes. I'm not a huge fan, I guess. I want one now, of course, but I haven't eaten today. XD

micah211 wrote:P.T.?

Physical therapy? My cousin is in training to become one, and I find them more helpful than doctors most of the time. I've never been under their painful ministrations though...that might change my opinion. XD

The tiny WWII boats? Arguably the most powerful ship in the Battleship game, since the bleeping things were incredibly hard to find. I don't think they're as big of a deal in reality.

The horror game thingum? Bleeps no. Not in a million years. You could not pay me enough to play it, and I sincerely mean that. I have a very active imagination, and horror games are not in any way good for me. I got the jibblies reading about it. :O

Deepfreeze32 wrote: This may not work due to being on a phone, but here we go:

Thoughts? The song came out a few days ago, and the album will be coming out in April.

I liked it. Not a fan of apocalyptic stuff in general, but the musics make me interested to see where it goes.

Argumentative people on the internet?

RedPlums wrote: Tue Jan 31, 2017 11:38 pm Argumentative people on the internet?

That statement implies there are people on the internet which are not argumentative.

Internet arguments...pleh. I used to be an internet arguer; a debater, if you will, since you never admit that the entire thing is a petty squabble equitable to a rooster fight. It is an "intelligent discussion of viewpoints; a debate". And I was greatly into the CCG debates in the day; evolution, abortion, LDS teaching, the reliability of scripture, politics...I fought in, and was scarred by, them all.

For 'tis a harsh lesson to learn, but a true one: A well-crafted argument built on lies can trump a bad argument based on truth, to the extent of sowing seeds of doubt in your mind on things which are undeniable reality. Some of the most disgusting, unkind things are said in interwebs arguments, simply because you are talking to a screen of letters and not a face. It's easier to be a turd when people become labels; enemies crafted in our mind into an image which we feel a need to smite with verbal blades, and other hearts become mindless monsters we feel fine ignoring. It's much easier to combat an image in our mind than a real person.

Truly, I learned many lessons before I stopped. Actually, I think God pulled me out because He loved me. I'd still be throwing punches if it was of my own volition.

For one, needless battles need not be fought. No one get's into an internet debate to learn; they get into an internet debate to argue, and prove others wrong. There is no benefit to this environment; you have arrogant idiots spitting vituperation at self-righteous chumps. And flip a coin as to which appellation fits for either side. On a good day, you'll have these traits hidden under a veil of civility. Give it time.

For two, the only battle which can be lost is the one which is fought. And if the battle is needless, why risk a loss?

For three, it doesn't matter what you say: it matters how you say it. Because when someone can't think of a reasonable argument, they will immediately leap to ripping apart your grammar, or diction, or typos. C'est la vie, on the interwebs. This proves the veracity of points 1-2, by the way.

For four...the old saying is true. It's easier to be friendly if you don't discuss politics or religion. And I don't mean to imply censorship; it's simply easier for me to love someone, and be kind to them, when I haven't heard them advocate murdering babies. :\ There are people I still cannot talk to because of their beliefs and behavior in internet debates.

For five...Eh. I'm done. XD

PT was the best horror game of them all, even if it was just a demo. I'd never play any horror game, the first level of Destiny scared me! XD

Rum cake?

Well said rebuttle my computerized friend.

silently laughing at your liberal co-workers who are grown men and women acting like children?

micah211 wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:04 pm PT was the best horror game of them all, even if it was just a demo. I'd never play any horror game, the first level of Destiny scared me! XD

Rum cake?

Well yeah...that part with the Hive was legitimately terrifying. Oddly though, I have played a fair amount of horror games. O_o It took a stunningly long time for me to admit that I cannot handle them. I don't know why; I guess I'm stupid, because they all ended the same way. I played them 1/3 of the way through with an "I'm so hardcore" smile plastered on my face and end up having nightmares and screaming like a little girl when my dog bumps me in the dark. O_o So I throw them away, or trade them in, and repeat the cycle six months later. XD I want to play them still, even: I actually considered buying Monstrum awhile back, before a tiny voice in my head was like, "Son...why are you such an idiot?" -_-

However...I would contest P.T being the best horror game ever. My vote would go towards Alan Wake.

I'd eat Rum Cake. Don't think I ever have, though.

I mean, as long as 'rum cake' is an actual dessert and not just a piece of cake soaked in enough rum to make a pirate woozy. O_o Which I have seen people do.

RedPlums wrote: Well said rebuttle my computerized friend.

silently laughing at your liberal co-workers who are grown men and women acting like children?

I can't do this anymore. I've hit my tipping point, I think. It's not something I can laugh at; it frustrates me.

I didn't think Alan Wake was very scary. I played it when I was 14, the setting was scary but I wasn't scared if you know what I mean.

A rum cake is the best dessert and cake I've ever eaten. They cook it with rum, but it all gets cooked out to become a wonderful moist cake with walnuts on top.

Jello Cake?

For what it's worth, I also think there's a lot of truth to the "easier to be friends if you don't discuss religion and politics" especially because it really rustles my jimmies when I see some weapons grade hypocrisy (Lookin at you, politicians). But at the same time, I think there's value to discussion when the discussion can be had reasonably. For instance, there are some topics that people are just too emotionally invested in to discuss. And that's fine, so long as they recognize that the issue is one that no amount of argument will ever change. It's why I never "debate" religion with anyone. Too touchy. But some issues I have no emotional stake in (or at least not a strong one) so I'm all for discussion to see why people believe what they believe. This is why (provided the other person is not emotionally super-invested in it) I can talk about things like minimum wage, universal basic income, automation vs jobs, etc all day without ever getting offended at another's viewpoint. But anyway, that's enough politics, even tangentially.

Planning a story out only to find the plot you want to tell rambles (but not necessarily in a bad way)?

I'm currently outlining a story right now that's a kind of fantasy epic, but I'm realizing that there's just a ton of content here. I don't know if all of these plot points (and there are many of them) could string together in a way that people would like. A ton of things happen that I think are awesome and help set up the scope of the story being told, but I worry about it falling into Lost-syndrome (Basically so many plot points after each other/intertwined with each other that the focus of the story is lost).

Sleeping on the couch?

micah211 wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:12 pm I didn't think Alan Wake was very scary. I played it when I was 14, the setting was scary but I wasn't scared if you know what I mean.

A rum cake is the best dessert and cake I've ever eaten. They cook it with rum, but it all gets cooked out to become a wonderful moist cake with walnuts on top.

Jello Cake?

It wasn't...but that's arguably why it was the best. It was the rare gem that managed to achieve a perfect horror atmosphere without relying on gore, jump scares, or horrifying violence. It was a horror game who's main character wrenched the plot from the hands of the monsters and turned it into a story of heroism, with the stench of lingering fear. Good stuff.

I would like to try rum cake. I like rum flavoring (which is not the same as saying I enjoy the flavor of rum. XD).

Jello cake is one of my favorites, no matter how it is made. <3 I had it as cake chunks mixed with jello, but I typically make mine by mashing up the cake into little crumbs, then soaking the entire mess in several cups of jello, enough to cover the cake and solidify the whole thing into a strange, wonderfully satisfying gelatinous mass. <3 I had it for my birthday last year, made some for Halloween, and the weather forecasts another for this years birthday.

Throw some complimentary flavored fruit in...glorious.

Deepfreeze32 wrote: For what it's worth, I also think there's a lot of truth to the "easier to be friends if you don't discuss religion and politics" especially because it really rustles my jimmies when I see some weapons grade hypocrisy (Lookin at you, politicians). But at the same time, I think there's value to discussion when the discussion can be had reasonably. For instance, there are some topics that people are just too emotionally invested in to discuss. And that's fine, so long as they recognize that the issue is one that no amount of argument will ever change. It's why I never "debate" religion with anyone. Too touchy. But some issues I have no emotional stake in (or at least not a strong one) so I'm all for discussion to see why people believe what they believe. This is why (provided the other person is not emotionally super-invested in it) I can talk about things like minimum wage, universal basic income, automation vs jobs, etc all day without ever getting offended at another's viewpoint. But anyway, that's enough politics, even tangentially.

Planning a story out only to find the plot you want to tell rambles (but not necessarily in a bad way)?

I'm currently outlining a story right now that's a kind of fantasy epic, but I'm realizing that there's just a ton of content here. I don't know if all of these plot points (and there are many of them) could string together in a way that people would like. A ton of things happen that I think are awesome and help set up the scope of the story being told, but I worry about it falling into Lost-syndrome (Basically so many plot points after each other/intertwined with each other that the focus of the story is lost).

The lynchpin is also the main lack on the internet: it seems very few conversations can be had reasonably. I can name...two, maybe, in my decade and a half swimming in the digital soup. And, to be somewhat jerky, I would find that boring personally. Unfortunately, and perhaps genetically, I like to agitate people. XD

Arguably, the problem with Lost was that it was just plain stupid, and nothing related to intertwining plots. It was a soap opera in the south pacific.

For me, I love stories like that. They feel like Tolkien. There are so many intriguing plots and story archs, and tales that start in the middle, never end, or end before you knew they started in the Lord of the Rings...and it makes the world feel real. It breathes life into it that everyone and their grandfather has some epic or sad story attached to them.

So I guess that...I would love it if I had a story like that. XD It's pretty awesome.

RedPlums wrote:Sleeping on the couch?

Problematic to one of my height. Our couch is a a fair size, but either my feet are splayed in odd angles in the air, or my head is twisted in some way that will hurt later. I can curl into a ball and try to sleep, but then I feel claustrophobic, and I can never manage to find a spot for the cushion crack that isn't pushing into my spleen.

Ironically however, I slept on our couch until I was 14. I was shorter then. XD Now...it's pretty much an 'if I have to' thing.

Chozon1 wrote: I had it as cake chunks mixed with jello, but I typically make mine by mashing up the cake into little crumbs, then soaking the entire mess in several cups of jello, enough to cover the cake and solidify the whole thing into a strange, wonderfully satisfying gelatinous mass.

I usually do it the opposite... I have a whole cake but before it gets baked, we put the jello mix into the cake in tiny wholes. When it gets cooked the jello bakes/expands. I imagine they still taste the same either way.

For Honor?

Get an L Sectional and then you can sleep with you legs and face pointed the same direction!

Monarchies or democracies or dictatorships? (though to be honest dictatorships are similar to monarchies)