edlib Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Disney has a LOT more cash and deeper pockets than Lucasarts ever had. They might be willing to invest in games that a smaller company might not be able to take a risk on. Kinda like LA was doing in the late 90's. Or maybe they will just churn out tons of quickie, badly designed, middle-of-the-road commercial crap that will sell millions for a cheap buck... EA style. Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 all i can think of disney and games is what they did to Turok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 looking at enrollment for the fall semester...i want to take all of these classes: intro to psychology intro to sociology intro to philosophy american government drugs and behavior anatomy and physiology lol looked at the guide for liberal studies and doesnt look like taking those in that order will be beneficial to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Worked 9am to 11pm today. Just got home. Irish step dancing all day. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 just learned that i got put in slot for combatives level 2!!!!!! pretty thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 I guess I forgot to mention that my virtual team locked up the championship with a week left; I don't put it up on our "Honor Roll" page until the last week (which would be posted today), but we got our forum ranks early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Sometimes you dream, sometimes it seems There's nothing there at all You just seem older than yesterday And you're waiting for tomorrow to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 my command is trying to get me in a slot for WLC (warrior leadership course) hell yeah mother ****er...that will put 3 things on my achieved while deployed list: combatives level 1 certed, combatives level 2 certed, and WLC certed. just hope i do great at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Spent yesterday with a friend and her two kids, both toddlers, at the Aquarium. Fun! Although most of the best exhibits were closed for renovations. I'm glad I can get the tickets for free, as it would have been pretty disappointing had we spent a ton of money to get in. The kids had a great time anyway though. It's great to watch the world through the eyes of kids, to whom everything is a new experience. And it was good to catch up with my friend, who I haven't seen since before Christmas. Watched Life Of Pi with mom last night. Left me thinking. Pretty deep... although on the surface, it's just an interesting story and pretty movie, you can really think a lot about the topics they touch on if you so desire. I did... Long week ahead of me. Yay. They booked events all day Easter Sunday here. That proved to be an unpopular move. A lot of us already had family plans. I know I did... it being one of the 3 days a year my entire extended family can actually manage to all get together in one place. I hope that doesn't become a trend. What's next? Thanksgiving and Christmas concerts? 4th of July? I already work New Year's Eve and Labor Day most years for the college. What else do they want?!?? [/rant] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 u work too hard ed, dedication like yours is rare, you deserve some payed time off. watching the hobbit right now. first time watching it. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 watching the hobbit right now. first time watching it. hehe How in the name of the Emperor is that already out on DVD!? I swear I just saw it in theaters, and now I'm seeing commercials for the DVD and Blu-ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 time flies bro. it came out in theatre 3 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 time flies bro. it came out in theatre 3 months ago. Bah. In my day, movies didn't come out for home purchase until like a year later. Kids these days, they never have to wait for anything. But the anticipation was half the fun, and made it all the sweeter in the end. Except no one would anticipate seeing The Hobbit again, because it was pretty crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 it wasnt crap...followed the book pretty well from what i remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 It didn't follow the book well at all, which in itself isn't a problem, since they were trying to incorporate material from the appendices, and that could have been an interesting way to go. But the specific execution failed pretty hard a lot of the time. There were some good things about it, but it left a pretty "meh" taste in my mouth overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 well, i enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taak Farst Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I liked the Hobbit for what it is, just as I like the LOTR films for what they are. I feel like the book is a totally different entity, and much more in depth and leaves more to the imagination. I love the books and the films for different reason. I agree though, DVDs are released hella fast now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I liked it too... though I had a lot of issues and some reservations. I think the biggest problem is that they started with a kid's book, and tried to make it a movie for grown ups... with all the foreshadowing to link it with the existing LotR movies... and it didn't quite work. The material, unlike the other books, is just too lighthearted to carry all that much weight. I think the reason everything is so quick to release on video now, besides just keeping the revenue coming in, of course, is that everything is already digitally mastered before editing. Making a DVD master is far simpler than in the days of film... you just save the file in a different format, make menus and cover art and round up the foreign language files, add some director commentary and a few behind the scenes featurettes, and done! And most of that is done parallel with the making of the theater release these days anyway. You used to have to scan each frame of film in high resolution after the main release, and do all the editing and mastering from back-up prints, which often had different edits than the final release. And then do all that other work. Nowadays, the plans for video releases are finalized before the movie is even shot. A movie like The Hobbit especially so. Soon we'll see home vid releases simultaneous with the film showings... or maybe even pre-dating them. Not on the giant blockbusters of course... but on films without a huge box-office hope the mechanical licenses and royalties from video sales and cable & Netflix showings are all the money many movies will ever see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 feeling anxiety missing my ex. had some dreams last night not too pleasant. wrote her a long letter (4 pages) and sent her a gift. idk if that makes me feel any better, i just need to get some caffeine in me i think and i'll be better...need to revert to narcissism...don't really have any close friends here, hoping when i go to college i can make some good friends or find my soul mate there. i wish i could get over her...or get her back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Did taxes today. Getting over $5,000 back. That should help with a few things... Now... if I can manage not to have some seriously expensive crisis that depletes all of that before it can actually earn me some interest in the bank... like every other year of my life I've ever gotten money back from the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 after a long discussion with one of my online buddies, i came to realize where I went wrong with her in the relationship, why she broke up with me, and why the relationship failed, and what i can do to get her back...story to be continued when i get home...this is either going to be an epic win or epic fail but i think i can get her back, and have a successful relationship with her once she sees how much i've changed, now that i have goals, career, and a sense of direction in life. it's all good...it's all good. gotta keep praying about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Did taxes today. Getting over $5,000 back. That should help with a few things... Now... if I can manage not to have some seriously expensive crisis that depletes all of that before it can actually earn me some interest in the bank... like every other year of my life I've ever gotten money back from the government. Yeah, I just finished mine too. I really need to be more careful about making note of items I donate to charity and such, as I'm sure it would make quite a difference in the total amount I am able to deduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 All the stuff of my ex's that I brought to Goodwill is what made the difference. I estimated that had to be about $2,000 worth of stuff. Most of the clothes and shoes were almost brand new. Next year, I'll probably claim my mom and be listed as head of household. That will help a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 My league has been offering a form of side action called brackets (they work like tournament brackets) the last two bowling seasons. I'd get in a few occasionally, but more often recently, and I finally won one last week. I usually get in five of them, and you get $5 back for winning ($2 for second, which I had done before), so I broke even that week. Brackets are often offered in tournaments, too, but I don't usually get into brackets when I bowl a tournament b/c they often cost more (I think $3/each in the NAT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Gunray Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 It feels weird to pay taxes now because I literally pay my own salary. Its...bizarre in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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