Keyan Farlander Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I gave blood today. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Can I have some too? (You really don't want to know why, though... ) The weather was way too nice to spend indoors today, so I ran a few errands in the morning, then went for a walk. Did that most of the afternoon,.. pretty much until sundown. When I got home I fell asleep. Just woke up again. Might watch a movie now... or fire up a game or 2. So much for all big plans I had for this weekend... but I thought the possibility for fresh air, sunshine, and outdoor exercise in January overrode all other pre-existing priorities, since it might be weeks, if not months, before I see another day like this around here when I actually have the time to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Oh yeah... and I'm NEVER going into my local Dunkin' Donuts on a weekend again! They staff the place with a bunch of giggly teenage girls who spend all their time talking to each other or with every boy who comes into the place that there's no time left to pay actually attention to the little things like taking the orders of paying customers and getting those orders correct. But it was probably all my fault,.. not checking what was actually in my bag or in my cup before I got home. This wasn't the first time I've had this problem either. I guess you would have thought I would have learned my lesson before. But I have to pass the place on my way home. It's always so tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 ........... #&%( THE PATRIOTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Indeed. Watched "Blade Runner" (the original theatrical edition; with the voice-overs and the "happy" ending that so many people seem to hate, but is the only version of it I've seen that I actually like...) instead of the game, though. I guess I just wasn't in the mood for football. I had no doubts about the outcome of the game, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 forget the pats... the Packers are on a roll and look like they could take it all. Even spotting the Seahawks 14 points in the first minutes they handed the hawks a beating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 went bowling again. got drunk. went to dennys. work tomorrow 12-9. it's 3:15 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Lookin' at the possibility of a stupid amount of snow here tomorrow. Oh goodie. That always makes me happy. And I'm sure I'll have to try to get into work, too. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Good luck ed! Now that I'm more calm, I've looked at the Patriots.... They don't seem to tackle very well on defense. They are GOOD, but they don't seem to be able to make concrete hits. That I think will help ANY team. The AFC Championship will probably be the Colts @ Foxbourogh, with the Colts now at 100%, it'll make it a harder for the Patriots to carry on. I'll be on Xbox Live most of the day.... various games and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 work is so boring.....lunch too short. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 So I've actually reached the point now where I'm too lazy to play video games. I just watch YouTube videos of people playing them instead. Let that sink in for a minute. I am too lazy to play video games. God help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 That's harsh. Seek professional help immediately. I'm finding I get way too frustrated with games these days. If it's not easy for me right off the bat, my instinct is to call it quits and move to something else. I used to spend days,.. that's goldurn literal DAYS fer chrissake... working on a sticking point in a game... to the exclusion of all else if needs be. I don't know what happened to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I just give up, move onto another game, then go back the next day and usually i get through the part that's giving me a difficult time. got to leave an hour early tonight. dead sunday. found a nice spot that has better vid quality than youtube its called stage6.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 WOO HOO the giants beat the Cowboys... NFC championship goes is at the SNowy frozen tundra! and not at God's spitoon Looks like it is going to be Packers vs Pats for the superbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Listening to some Survivor now. Take your message to the streets tonight, Rebel Son There's a restless voice that's calling you Through the darkest night, fight the fight, Rebel Son To yourself alone you must be true Rebel Son... God the 80's kicked ass. Anyone who disagrees is a Communist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 No argument here. And unlike many of you here... I can actually remember them. Played Halo 2 most of the night. Then some Mass Effect. (Kind of a shame the old XBox games don't register in the Gamercard at all... oh well...) Did a big grocery shopping today. It was pretty needed... and I doubt I'll want to stop tomorrow if it turns as messy as predicted. Maybe up to a foot of snow in some places. Gack. Watched Ratatouille after that. Really good. It occurred to me while watching the movie that if I get a high def TV soon, that I'll be wanting to watch all my DVDs all over again on the nice screen. Not that my current TV is a slouch, (the image is actually fairly nice...) but it's standard aspect... so that everything is letterboxed. As soon as I go HD though... I predict many, many nights re-watching my entire movie collection. Better stock up on popcorn. EDIT: Word just came down via e-mail: Work is closed tomorrow. That's a relief. Yay! More time for games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'll probably be the 2nd on the scene at work tomorrow. it's going to be boring, guaranteed. well except for the drive in, that's always fun. I was looking up the dev diaries on Fable 2. I'm now all excited for it. Can't wait to play that. I just watched the movie 'World Trade Center' it was weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Ed: Your standard Def movies on your new HD tv will look like crap. TRUST ME. If you want to watch your old collection, nab a 1080P Upconvert DVD player so they don't look completley bad. And consider getting either a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player. Though I'd wait until the format war is over. Call of Duty 4 is getting the most screen time now. Moving up the ranks quickly, and actually I've stopped completley sucking. I'm halfway decent. Still not uber. Though I'm still fairly deadly with a Sniper Rifle, my close quarters combat with my M16 is getting better. I love that gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 you better be playing on hard core. i decided to take a break today and not play it. i have tuesday and wednesday off so i'll be on tomorrow (monday) night probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Ed: Your standard Def movies on your new HD tv will look like crap. TRUST ME. If you want to watch your old collection, nab a 1080P Upconvert DVD player so they don't look completley bad. And consider getting either a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player. Though I'd wait until the format war is over. All signs point to Blu-Ray being the unofficial winner at this point... but yeah, I'm sure I'll wait a bit on that anyway. One thing at a time. Can't afford to replace the whole signal chain at once. It would be nice, but until I hit the lottery, kind of impossible. I dunno... hard to believe that it will look worse than it does now... I'm going composite out of the player through the receiver, into the TV. About as lo-fi as an image signal can get. The TV doesn't take s-vid or component ins, so this was the only solution... other than into the co-ax input, which looked even worse. My guess is that going component out of player straight into a widescreen TV is going to be a visual improvement over that right off the bat... but I guess I'll have to see it for myself. Obviously, I'm going to have to upscale... Eventually the whole path will be high-def... but this year if I can just get myself the TVs it will be a start. I'll be wanting to replace the surround receivers eventually too, to accept HDMI inputs. I'll keep the speakers, though... Don't think my cable company offers a box with HDMI output yet, though... or at least they didn't as of the middle of last year when my boss upgraded to hi-def on his TV. So that will have to be component out as well... This is just the livingroom set I'm thinking about... the cellar setup will probably just be primarily a gaming rig... I almost never watch TV down there anymore. If I watch a DVD there, it will probably be through the XBox anyway... which will be HDMI in. Trust me... any upgrade I do down there will be a VAST improvement. That TV is probably close to 20 years old, was a cheap basic model to begin with, and ONLY accepts co-ax in. Right now, everything is going composite into the receiver, then co-ax through the VCR, into the TV. It's already a blurry image, even for standard def. Couldn't possibly look worse than it does now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Edlib, I see you have Oblivion. Good game. Once you get going in that game, it's hard to shut it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Yeah... looks deep. Mass Effect is very similar. Huge worlds to explore. Could probably spend months on this one game if I wanted to... There's an expansion to Oblivion too, isn't there? I can't imagine... I only wish I had that kind of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Well, I'm at work now, working. Just...doing some work. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Didn't bother even making an attempt to get to bowling practice today because of the snow, even though it seemed to stop or at least taper off a lot by the time I usually leave my apartment. I figured the buses may have been on a snow schedule. Next Monday's a holiday, so bowling won't be half-price then. I may bowl anyway, though, just to stay sharp. I'll just pretend I practiced today for gift card purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Anything High Def you want to stop using Composite Cables and go straight for Monster HDMI cables. For realz. Audio you're better served with a Fiber Optic or Digital Coax. Yes, most High Def boxes do have HDMI Output. Yes, most 5.1 recivers have 2 HDMI in with 1 HDMI out to the TV, and a Digital Coax or Fiber Optic in. Yes, they are about 3-4 HUNDRED dollars. Get Monster Cables. Let nobody tell you different. The reason Standerd Def looks bad on High Def T.V's is because the TV's are designed soley for High Def, and thus, Standerd Def suffers. Standered Def doesn't have the resolution of High Def, so the TV has to fill in the gaps so to speak, so your image looks like a pixilated blur. It's watchable.... but I don't like it personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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