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tsa · 10-15-2010, 08:35 AM

You can joke about that but I think you are right. You learn a lot from adventure games, but it is hard to convince people of that.

UPtimist · 10-16-2010, 06:22 AM

You can learn a lot from all kinds of games. It's usually a sign of a good game when you can learn something useful (in practice or for example historical facts etc.). And people may laugh a little, but you've learned something by having fun

tsa · 10-19-2010, 02:52 PM

I caught a cold today, probably while waiting in the cold until we could enter our building again after it was evacuated because of a fire alarm. And now I find myself heating a chicken leg at 1:00 AM. Oh, the nom nom nom I will do in a moment!

bulldog · 10-19-2010, 04:47 PM

Poor tsa........ I'm so sorry that you are feel sick..... but there is nothing I love better then to curl up with a cup of chicken noodle soup when I'm sick

I hope you get to feeling better

*Fantasysci5* · 10-19-2010, 04:59 PM

Hope you feel better, tsa.

I've come to two conclusions;
1. I will always feel socially awkward.
2. Every character, no matter how good, will fall eventually from my esteem for something their writers make them do. No matter if we're talking about characters from favorite tv shows, or fan fictions based on them.

Sorry, just a bit melodramatic from homework and life.

tsa · 10-19-2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fantasie and Bullsie

Hope you feel better, tsa.

I don't feel very bad yet. The only things are a weird throat and a bad cough at the moment.

Quote:

I've come to two conclusions;
2. Every character, no matter how good, will fall eventually from my esteem for something their writers make them do. No matter if we're talking about characters from favorite tv shows, or fan fictions based on them.

Stopped watching The Show Fantasie?

Trunkyo · 10-19-2010, 05:52 PM

I hope you feel better soon too, tsa.

My condition cleared up a few weeks ago, thank goodness. I hope there won't be too much scarring, and I sure as heck wish I never get it again anytime soon!

Can I join your club, Fantsie dear?

I've always been a shy person, so it sometimes keeps me from saying the wrong thing to people (since I'd rather not say anything at all

). However, at other times it doesn't stop me from making an ass of myself... Ack!!! And I absolutely hate the way soap writers routinely ruin my favourite characters just for the sake of current storylines. It's like a giant slap in the face for longtime viewers who know the characters' histories inside and out.

I'm not looking forward to a possible strike by faculty and staff members at my university. I'm not directly affected since I'm on contract, but I am worried about certain student services impacted that would have indirect consequences.

In other university news, a student died this past weekend after accidently slipping from the 15th floor balcony railing he was sitting on.

(Whenever a student dies, our department has to refund all tuition paid for the year to his or her family.) I'm still shaking at my head at the tragedy... and the stupidity.

Squinky · 10-19-2010, 06:05 PM

The thing I love about the internet is that I feel less alone in terms of the whole social awkwardness thing. So yeah.

tsa · 10-19-2010, 06:09 PM

Me too. Normally I don't talk much in the company of many other people, but here... man!

But! When I was your (Fantasy, Squinky, Trunk) age I also was quite shy. That has mostly disappeared in the years after. I even talk to women now, something I wouldn't dare 10 years ago.

Squinky · 10-19-2010, 06:22 PM

I talk to women all the time! They're less squicked out when I bring up menstruation and bra shopping.

...er, yeah. See what I mean about the awkward?

Also, I had no idea Trunk and I were classified in the same age group, but *shrugs*.

tsa · 10-19-2010, 07:37 PM

Yeah I didn't realize he is from my generation. He looks so much younger

Trunkyo · 10-19-2010, 08:15 PM

You've made my night, tsa.

Ah ha ha, it's both a blessing and a curse sometimes. (My secret: soy and green tea!

) I know it's hard for some of you to believe, but I really am a few years younger than you, tsa, and only a few months younger than Step, who looks positively... avuncular (Oops, did I just type that???) and almost twice Fantsie's age!

I've been mistaken for a student countless times, too.

*Fantasysci5* · 10-19-2010, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trunkyo

And I absolutely hate the way soap writers routinely ruin my favourite characters just for the sake of current storylines.

This is exactly what I'm talking about. I hate when we've been with a character for so long, and then for the sake of their stupid storyline, they do something very uncharacteristic that makes me cringe.

tsa · 10-20-2010, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trunkyo

You've made my night, tsa.

Ah ha ha, it's both a blessing and a curse sometimes. I've been mistaken for a student countless times, too.

Oh man, they still do that to me sometimes. "What do you study?" they ask me. I used to find it flattering, but now I just tell them that I got my Ph.D. 11(!) years ago and watch their mouths fall open.

Sorry, I'm a bit grumpy today because of this stupid cough I have. I haven't slept much last night.

Lee in Limbo · 10-20-2010, 03:34 AM

I actually find it easier to talk to women than I do men.

UPtimist · 10-20-2010, 07:28 AM

I find it easier to talk to sheep than...

Wait, what?

*Fantasysci5* · 10-20-2010, 07:54 AM

I'm the opposite, Lee. I feel more comfortable talking to guys than girls, because I feel like girls are always secretly judging me. At least with guys, I feel like they do that less, and I'm a cutie, so they're less likely to do it.

Jelena · 10-20-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsa

Sorry, I'm a bit grumpy today because of this stupid cough I have. I haven't slept much last night.

Get well soooon tsa!

Knock on wood, I feel good although people around me at work are coughing and snivelling.

bulldog · 10-20-2010, 01:55 PM

well my you all have been busy in the forums today.........teehee

As far as age....... Trunk is 4 years older then myself and tsa is about 8 years older than me...... so I think we are all close to the same age

I agree with Fantasy........ I feel more comfortable talking to guys than girls, because I to feel like girls are always secretly judging me. Guys dont generally think I'm cute or anything like Fantasy......... I just feel like females judge me b/c some females just tend to judge others.

Squinky · 10-20-2010, 02:15 PM

I actually feel most comfortable around people who are neither "guys" nor "girly girls", because I'm pretty much the same.

10-15-2010, 08:35 AM	#6001
tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	You can joke about that but I think you are right. You learn a lot from adventure games, but it is hard to convince people of that. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-16-2010, 06:22 AM	#6002
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	You can learn a lot from all kinds of games. It's usually a sign of a good game when you can learn something useful (in practice or for example historical facts etc.). And people may laugh a little, but you've learned something by having fun Share Share this post on Twitter

10-19-2010, 02:52 PM	#6003
tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	I caught a cold today, probably while waiting in the cold until we could enter our building again after it was evacuated because of a fire alarm. And now I find myself heating a chicken leg at 1:00 AM. Oh, the nom nom nom I will do in a moment! Share Share this post on Twitter

10-19-2010, 04:47 PM	#6004
bulldog Second Degree Black Belt Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,086	Poor tsa........ I'm so sorry that you are feel sick..... but there is nothing I love better then to curl up with a cup of chicken noodle soup when I'm sick I hope you get to feeling better Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Lord make my words as sweet as honey, for tomorrow I may have to eat them. “Pretty badass and tough and won't take crap from anyone” -Squinky

10-19-2010, 04:59 PM	#6005
Fantasysci5 Stalker of Britain Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, US Posts: 4,535	Hope you feel better, tsa. I've come to two conclusions; 1. I will always feel socially awkward. 2. Every character, no matter how good, will fall eventually from my esteem for something their writers make them do. No matter if we're talking about characters from favorite tv shows, or fan fictions based on them. Sorry, just a bit melodramatic from homework and life. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And everyone's favourite anglophile, Fantasy!"-Intense Favorite Adventure Games-Lost Crown/Dark Fall 1&2, Longest Journey games, Myst games, Barrow Hill Favorite Other Games-King's Bounty, Sims 2, Fable, Disciples 2 Gold Currently Playing-Trine 2 Games I Want-Kings Bounty: Warriors of the North!!!, Asylum, Last Crown, Braken Tor, Testament of Sherlock Holmes

10-19-2010, 05:52 PM	#6007
Trunkyo Beamin' Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C&D HQ in London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,005	I hope you feel better soon too, tsa. My condition cleared up a few weeks ago, thank goodness. I hope there won't be too much scarring, and I sure as heck wish I never get it again anytime soon! Can I join your club, Fantsie dear? I've always been a shy person, so it sometimes keeps me from saying the wrong thing to people (since I'd rather not say anything at all ). However, at other times it doesn't stop me from making an ass of myself... Ack!!! And I absolutely hate the way soap writers routinely ruin my favourite characters just for the sake of current storylines. It's like a giant slap in the face for longtime viewers who know the characters' histories inside and out. I'm not looking forward to a possible strike by faculty and staff members at my university. I'm not directly affected since I'm on contract, but I am worried about certain student services impacted that would have indirect consequences. In other university news, a student died this past weekend after accidently slipping from the 15th floor balcony railing he was sitting on. (Whenever a student dies, our department has to refund all tuition paid for the year to his or her family.) I'm still shaking at my head at the tragedy... and the stupidity. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. Jack Layton, 1950-2011 Last edited by Trunkyo; 10-19-2010 at 06:12 PM.

10-19-2010, 06:05 PM	#6008
Squinky Unreliable Narrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Le Canada Posts: 9,873	The thing I love about the internet is that I feel less alone in terms of the whole social awkwardness thing. So yeah. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Squinky is always right, but only for certain values of "always" and "right".

10-19-2010, 06:09 PM	#6009
tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Me too. Normally I don't talk much in the company of many other people, but here... man! But! When I was your (Fantasy, Squinky, Trunk) age I also was quite shy. That has mostly disappeared in the years after. I even talk to women now, something I wouldn't dare 10 years ago. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-19-2010, 06:22 PM	#6010
Squinky Unreliable Narrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Le Canada Posts: 9,873	I talk to women all the time! They're less squicked out when I bring up menstruation and bra shopping. ...er, yeah. See what I mean about the awkward? Also, I had no idea Trunk and I were classified in the same age group, but shrugs. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Squinky is always right, but only for certain values of "always" and "right".

10-19-2010, 07:37 PM	#6011
tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Yeah I didn't realize he is from my generation. He looks so much younger Share Share this post on Twitter

10-19-2010, 08:15 PM	#6012
Trunkyo Beamin' Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C&D HQ in London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,005	You've made my night, tsa. Ah ha ha, it's both a blessing and a curse sometimes. (My secret: soy and green tea! ) I know it's hard for some of you to believe, but I really am a few years younger than you, tsa, and only a few months younger than Step, who looks positively... avuncular (Oops, did I just type that???) and almost twice Fantsie's age! I've been mistaken for a student countless times, too. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. Jack Layton, 1950-2011

10-20-2010, 03:34 AM	#6015
Lee in Limbo It's Hard To Be Humble Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,557	I actually find it easier to talk to women than I do men. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Lee Edward McImoyle, Author Smashwords eBooks

10-20-2010, 07:28 AM	#6016
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	I find it easier to talk to sheep than... Wait, what? Share Share this post on Twitter

10-20-2010, 07:54 AM	#6017
Fantasysci5 Stalker of Britain Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, US Posts: 4,535	I'm the opposite, Lee. I feel more comfortable talking to guys than girls, because I feel like girls are always secretly judging me. At least with guys, I feel like they do that less, and I'm a cutie, so they're less likely to do it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And everyone's favourite anglophile, Fantasy!"-Intense Favorite Adventure Games-Lost Crown/Dark Fall 1&2, Longest Journey games, Myst games, Barrow Hill Favorite Other Games-King's Bounty, Sims 2, Fable, Disciples 2 Gold Currently Playing-Trine 2 Games I Want-Kings Bounty: Warriors of the North!!!, Asylum, Last Crown, Braken Tor, Testament of Sherlock Holmes

10-20-2010, 01:55 PM	#6019
bulldog Second Degree Black Belt Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 6,086	well my you all have been busy in the forums today.........teehee As far as age....... Trunk is 4 years older then myself and tsa is about 8 years older than me...... so I think we are all close to the same age I agree with Fantasy........ I feel more comfortable talking to guys than girls, because I to feel like girls are always secretly judging me. Guys dont generally think I'm cute or anything like Fantasy......... I just feel like females judge me b/c some females just tend to judge others. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Lord make my words as sweet as honey, for tomorrow I may have to eat them. “Pretty badass and tough and won't take crap from anyone” -Squinky

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10-20-2010, 02:15 PM	#6020
Squinky Unreliable Narrator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Le Canada Posts: 9,873	I actually feel most comfortable around people who are neither "guys" nor "girly girls", because I'm pretty much the same. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Squinky is always right, but only for certain values of "always" and "right".