Kuuki Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 I talked myself out of a couple of tickets today :/ still, even tho its a good thing, but still i got pulled over :/
Zargon Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 yikes my gaming rig is finally back up too bad my win7 install wouldnt boot so I have to start over!
Keyan Farlander Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Two young Mexican ladies working at the pretzel stand in the mall were totally checking me out today when I went to buy a pretzel. They were talking to each other in Spanish about it. They were being a bit quiet, but the one who gave me the pretzel clearly said to the other, "Yes, he is very handsome." Obviously, they were assuming I could not understand them. So, fellows, what should I have said? A) Si, y entiendo el Espanol tambien! (Yes, and I understand Spanish too!) - To totally embarrass them. B) Si, y tu eres muy bonita! (Yes, and you are very beautiful!) - To hit on the one giving me the pretzel. C) Say nothing and get back to the office. Obviously I picked C, because I am the most boring human being who ever lived, but it does kind of feel like a wasted opportunity.
K_Kinnison Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Keyan, opportunity seldom knocks. Even if you embarrassed them (or one) it would have been so worth it. find out when they get done with work and sit down over some coffee, or drinks. if anything it will raise your confidence levels and who knows, next time you might get a free pretzel
edlib Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 I might have gone with option A.) if I didn't find them attractive... option B.) if I did... But most likely: I'd have gone with C.) as well,.. simply because I just never do well in those kinds of situations... and any conversation I might have been able to spark in the moment would have simply died a horrible, awkward demise after a mere sentence or 2.
Keyan Farlander Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Keyan, opportunity seldom knocks. Even if you embarrassed them (or one) it would have been so worth it. find out when they get done with work and sit down over some coffee, or drinks. I'm looking for a little more than just thinking I am handsome. if anything it will raise your confidence levels My confidence levels are fine.
K_Kinnison Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 but ... dude... Free Pretzels! or maybe something to dip your pretzel in
Rogue15 Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 my endurance for running is pretty good...hoping i can hold up to 6.5 mph for 30 minutes on monday. 1 more day of 6 mph. I need to pick up a stopwatch... got 1 more con artist that wanted to be my friend on facebook. i wrote her a message asking who she was, she replied and said to get on yahoo instant messenger so i replied and told her flat out i dont have money and i won't cash any checks for her. haven't heard from her since.
edlib Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 I did my taxes today... getting about 3 grand back. Not too shabby. Combine that with the HUGE paycheck I should be getting for all my extra work last week (I calculated it to almost 5,000 dollars before taxes...) and I should be in pretty good financial shape for a while. I hope... New computer time? Finally?...
Wildstar Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 I did my taxes today... getting about 3 grand back. Not too shabby. Combine that with the HUGE paycheck I should be getting for all my extra work last week (I calculated it to almost 5,000 dollars before taxes...) and I should be in pretty good financial shape for a while. I hope... New computer time? Finally?... Definitely, Ed. You could probably get a gamer-class desktop for around $1K-$1,500 now.
edlib Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 Yeah... and with the Xbox, I don't foresee doing much gaming at the PC... so it doesn't have to be bleeding-edge. "Good" will do. If only I can keep the forces of the universe from finding ways of taking all that money from me before I get a chance to order the compy...
Ikhnaton Posted March 25, 2010 Posted March 25, 2010 honestly, i would just pony up for a decent rig (i.e. sub $700) that has the ability to be upgraded for gaming. computers are dirt cheap these days.
Ikhnaton Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Keyan, I probably would have gone with saying "gracias!" and then tell her, in English, that you thought she was pretty as well, or something to that extent. Unless you're in a spanish speaking country, I'd say it is always best to speak in english to Latinos even if you understand spanish, unless they indicate otherwise.
Ikhnaton Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 R15, you're a moron for even getting to the point where someone would send you a check to be cashed. And you wonder why even the military won't take you back?
edlib Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 honestly, i would just pony up for a decent rig (i.e. sub $700) that has the ability to be upgraded for gaming. computers are dirt cheap these days.Well... I'm also at the point where I have to upgrade all the peripherals (monitor, printer, scanner, etc...) as they are all also approaching the decade mark as well. (And I doubt any of them have drivers that work in Win 7...) A decent LCD, and an all-in-one scanner/printer will bring the package price up a bit. My speaker system is still fine, however... as that is only a couple of years old due to the lightning strike that fried the last one. But I might take some of the money to get a HDTV for downstairs, and a Blu-Ray player as well... But my current PC is such a dog that it has to be my first priority. But like I said: Most of my hardcore gaming (what little of that I have time for these days...) will be done on the XBox. The PC just needs to be able to play my older games. Oh... I guess I might need a new joystick too, if I want to break out any X-Wing titles... Hmmm...
Zargon Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 get a lower level core i7 rig, a hanns g 28 LCD, a new printer maybe 12-300 total?
Keyan Farlander Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Yeah, man, we need to get a group X-Wing game play-through happening. I suggested it a while back for everyone to digest. My thought was that we'd go through all the games, starting with X-Wing, and just do two or three missions a week, so it's not a major time investment for anyone.
Zargon Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 I do have a joystick check yoru local walmarts, a few in my area have had some 20-30 buck saitek usb ones on clearance for 10 bucks
Wildstar Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Ed, my HP Pavilion came to around $800 @ Best Buy w/ the monitor/printer bundle. Of course, you may want to build it yourself, so you can dual-boot w/ an older version of Windows for your older games.
edlib Posted March 26, 2010 Posted March 26, 2010 Yeah... I'll look into it. Haven't seriously thought about new computers in a while, so I'm going to have to do a little research again. It HAS to have 7.1 sound (since I have a 7.1 speaker system already set up.) I'd like a Blu-Ray reader and a DVD RW drives. A video card good enough to play all my older games at full settings with no frame rate hit (which really shouldn't be a problem... my newest PC game is over 5 years old at this point...) The fans should be quiet, since the PC lives only a couple of feet from my bedroom. Other than that, I have no particular demands. Lots of hard-drive space, and RAM... but that's pretty standard these days, I think...
Wildstar Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 Ed, you'll probably want to dual-boot w/ XP, then...that's the oldest version that will work with all of your games.
K_Kinnison Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 damn.... i am bored. I need to find some shoot em up or some spacegame to play.
Cmdr. Cracken Posted March 27, 2010 Author Posted March 27, 2010 I would also go the route of custom built. That way you can dual boot Win7/win xp, and have a nice new rig for awesome.
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