The Parlor
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- juhls0
canuck is leaving again? I see how it is...
(have a good time :))
- 7point340
dropdown, i was thoroughly enjoying that quiz you linked yesterday until i got to level 8 http://www.deathball.net/notpron… and i didn't know what the fuck to do. i tried searching for hints and at that point it ruined the fun for me. i did end up finding the solution among the hints and it was too much of a stretch to even be fun. there's no way in hell i would have ever figured that out.
cool concept though. i'm still wishing there were more online puzzles like this, but not as obtuse.
- dropdown0
It's a pretty tough game to figure out at points. I'm trying to find this other puzzle game that was more similar to the games you linked yesterday. Pretty simple in terms of interaction, in the sense that it was all done with the mouse. I'll see if I can find it and post it here. It was pretty popular in it's time so you may already know it.
- i'm busying myself with this one right now. http://www.fasco-csc…7point34
- same guy as the crimson one7point34
- dropdown0
Samorost 2
http://amanita-design.net/samoro…Fun game!
- locustsloth0
please tell me where the frickin battery is in the crimson room before i blow my afternoon and my brains out
- 7point340
now i'm stuck in the crimson room. i can't remember how to solve it
- nevermind, i figured it out7point34
- well that makes one of uslocustsloth
- what you need, locust?7point34
- i actually haven't had time to try again since i askedlocustsloth
- 7point340
not that any of you were concerned!
- 7point340
*calms self. composes. pours scotch
- dropdown0
*sigh
I'm afraid I've lost the will to go on.
- dropdown0
I've got high expectations for this week-end. I have it in my head that it will solve all of my issues. It's a lot to ask from a few measly days, but what other options do i have?
- juhls0
I like this thread.
- dropdown0
I was told to shut my slag face today. Ruined my entire week-end, and it hasn't even started yet.
- I'm too fragile.dropdown
- Serious?juhls
- here or in real life?locustsloth
- locustsloth0
every week i declare to myself that it's the week that i stop slacking and really roll up my sleeves and get serious about everything; job, money, music, relationship.
And every week i suffer the same crushing disappointment when i can't even get my own motor started- GO AWAY!!locustsloth
- You're too hard on yourself.dropdown
- dropdown0
I don't care if I'm broke, I'm buying a new BBQ and patio set this week-end. Essential tools for a great summer... which should be starting any day now i hope.
- It will be worth it.juhls
- I always try and justify blowing money, like "oh we'll keep the house cooler by cooking outside"dropdown
- i got a BBQ for father's day last year. Not fancy, but love usin itlocustsloth
- It's like they have magic to make food taste better, and thus make me look better.dropdown
- i'll bring the pasta salad7point34
- dropdown0
I'm actually dying to through a good BBQ kegger. I think it's because there's only two months until the baby's due, and I want to get some partying in while I can.
- Do it soon. partying with a 8-9 month pregnant lady is no fun for either of you in the endlocustsloth
- pfft like I'd invite my wife.dropdown
- 7point340
the girl/wife and i have been talking about getting a sliding screendoor for our living room for some time. the problem is the odd dimensions of the french doors in our condo. going to any store in our area gives us the option of either 32in or 36in wide. 32 is too narrow and 36 is too wide.
so, i was toying with trying to build one. they sell most of the pieces separately and i would end up having to by a screen replacement kit and halfass it all together.
i was not looking forward to this, but the alternative was to contact a manufacturer and have a custom one built to the tune of $150. not terribly attractive especially since the premade ones are only about 40 bucks. so, a frankenstein monster was the way we were leaning.
kelly is throwing the trash out in the dumpster the other night and comes back in and says, "you'll never guess what's in the dumpster." it was a sliding door that apparently someone had tossed because the rollers were shot. nothing else was wrong with it.
total providence.
- juhls0
Hmm...I think people are starting to dislike me. That's what happens when you call people out, right? I was more afraid of not being accepted before, and that's why I never said anything. Not that I am on a calling-people-out spree or anything, but it felt good to do it a few times. People have done it to me many, many times, and I have dealt with it (because if it's true, I will admit to it). Maybe I'm growing up and realizing that I can choose the people I want to remain in contact with.
- *taps mic*juhls
- ARE YOU CALLING ME OUT, LADY?!?!locustsloth
- Cause i'd really like to go to the Olive Garden if you're calling to invite me out.locustsloth
- Their breadsticks are to DIE forlocustsloth
- people will respond to honestly. whether they like to admit it or not, they will respect an honest integrity7point34
- that is a trait that often times goes missing online.7point34
- locustsloth0
So who exactly did you call out that is now responding in a negative way (or ot responding at all)?
i think sometimes the problems with internet interpersonal relationships, eespecially here, is that people take it with varying degrees of seriousness. And the serious nes can vary within one person from time to time.
Some people consider their interactions as good as in person. Others think it's like writing with marker on a glorified bathroom stall. The serious one is incredulous to not being taken seriously. They flippant one can't believe anyone would take it so seriously. And, like i said, the same person can hold those two opposite opinions , just taking turns with each.This compared with the somewhat difficult task of deciphering the intent of a given post when you have language, age, culture, humor, and writing style differences, coupled with the absence of visual cues to help you figure it out, and this kind of forum is fertile ground for misunderstandings.
- locustsloth0
The thing i struggle with here, and in real life as well, is how far to go with the jocularity. i worked with this really nice guy and we would poke fun at each other and feign mean-spiritedness. And when you do that it becomes a one-ups-manship thing and escalates. Finally he had the common sense to say, "i don't like how this is going, we need to dial back" And i really appreciated that and respected him for that, because it was getting to be too much.
Here, i cancel multiple posts a day because i start going to far or start poking the same kind of fun i do with people i "know" here with names i have rarely or never seen before.
It's almost like playing a game of "Who Can Punch the Hardest (Interweb Edition)". If someone doesn't say "Yeah, i'm in" and understands whats coming and that it's nothing personal, it can really piss someone off.
- 7point340
i appreciate everything that you've said, craig.
sorry to use your real name, but i'm going for sincerity here if you'll pardon my moment.
i think the internet is both a blessing and a curse. i have gained sucha large number of people whom i'd call friends while online. yet, there is always the sense of anonymity that defeats some true connections that we as humans yearn for.
i believe, though am not always a proponent of, that we need more honesty online. not 365, but we need it. it keeps us grounded and sane. there is too much chance of falling into a rut of cynicism and routine online that often times humanity is pushed aside. that is the sole reason that the sincere admission thread took off (or so i assume, since i never expected it's success.).
jaline, be as honest as necessary. never let anyone sway your judgment or opinion.