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More good stuff.

Posted by bigbadron
Pyrate
member, 60 posts
Excellent! Now I can
attack in all directions.
Mon 25 Jun 2012
at 17:50
  • msg #14

Re: More good stuff.

I have a million reasons to lament, but the weather is too good for me to chose any of them.
^_^
Brianna
member, 1601 posts
Wed 27 Jun 2012
at 02:08
  • msg #15

Re: More good stuff.

Just came from a staff meeting, all of a sudden I have a lot more shifts at work.  Money!  I just hope I'm up to it physically, at least I got the change I asked for, originally they had us working five shifts one week, only two the next, now it's more even.
MagickalMelody
member, 4591 posts
THE GUMMIE BEAR OVERLORDS
WILL RULE US ALL!
Thu 28 Jun 2012
at 01:49
  • msg #16

Re: More good stuff.

<Anti-Vent> I think I'm gonna hop back on and join a game on RPoL again. For the first time in years :D Or, well, I think it's been years.

Time to go through the fun process of finding a game and character creation. I've missed this ^_^</Anti-Vent>
wyldchild
member, 300 posts
While I breathe, I hope
Fri 29 Jun 2012
at 18:12
  • msg #17

Re: More good stuff.

<Anti-Vent/Praise>

RPOL has a wonderful staff and I am extremely greatful for all the hard work, and the personal time, that everyone puts in to the site.  I joined when the site was at the start of its evolution ... when there were no 'changeable' backgrounds, there were no portraits, there wasn't a week that went by when some 'well meaning' individual didn't question policy regarding mature/adult content and the location of the games that held it, etc., and all the new users were asking for these things or the reforms.  jase and elSpike worked almost tirelessly on coding and design, and cruinne, Shannara, & Jhael worked tirelessly with them to keep the public forums running smoothly, set up and regulate the Adult games (there was a mass explosion of those), and get the portrait gallery going and organized.  And all of them did it without pay (meaning they were doing something else in addition to this site to support themselves) and while still trying to enjoy the games that they ran and played in that were the reason that jase and elSpike created the site to begin with.  As it appears that the only money the site receives is (for now) donations, I must assume that their time and hard work (and bigbadron's) is still given freely while they continue to support themselves and enjoy their games.

Very, very rarely did/have I ever see/read a harsh post from any of them ... and honestly, there were/are many times when they would have been/are well within their right for the way they were addressed or the context of the post they were replying to.  All I've ever seen them request from users is that we keep public forums clean and free of sensitive topics, that we be honest with them and the gaming community by posting under one user account, and that we report genuine breaches of the TOU (which have always been clear, concise, and readily available to anyone who chooses to read them.)  We're all extremely lucky for their love of gaming and commitment to creating & maintaining a site that is so easily traversed,that attracts good gms and players, that provides so many options, and we're lucky for their patience and good will.

In truth, the only complaint I can find with the site is that from time to time a user forgets how much the RPOL Creators & Moderators have done and continue to do in exchange for following a few simple rules.
Hondo
member, 78 posts
+3 Defense vs. Girls
and Mods
Sun 1 Jul 2012
at 00:50
  • msg #18

Re: More good stuff.

Hear Hear! Agree with wyldchild 100% ^_^

So many good things today. OOhh--the comic book anthology I contributed to is on sale now, but have yet to receive my copy. Still--finally! I'm published. Just have to get crackin' on the next thing so I don't lose me steam.
deadmanshand
member, 1095 posts
Sun 1 Jul 2012
at 00:55
  • msg #19

Re: More good stuff.

I have discovered that organization makes a huge difference. I've always been a by the seat of your pants kind of guy but I've made a concentrated effort to organize my day to actually make some progress towards my goals and it's working. My games are starting to pick up, my eating and sleeping habits are improving, and I have a chapter of a rough draft novel written.

And that's based off using 2 and a half hours of the 16 hours I'm awake every day. Who knew that I had that much time on my hands? It's kind of an eye opener.
Iammara
member, 172 posts
Sun 1 Jul 2012
at 10:19
  • msg #20

Re: More good stuff.

I decided to preorder Funcom's The Secret World (was kind of leery after Age of Conan but it looked too good to pass on). Yesterday I did my first dungeon with my guild. Despite only having been a member of the guild for a few hours everyone was really friendly, my tanking went awesome (which was a relief - I'm not good with dungeons generally) and the dungeon itself was so much fun. It made me realize that I haven't had a lot of fun in MMO's lately. I think I'm in love <3
This message was last edited by the user at 13:06, Sun 01 July 2012.
Serrational
member, 125 posts
Ponies! Trees! Hooray!
Blue Exorcist fan.
Sun 1 Jul 2012
at 11:46
  • msg #21

Re: More good stuff.

Made a few new friends, and found out that a shop not too far from me has a monthly sale of manga. A blind bag of 10 volumes for £5 just made my eyes water with anticipation...
bigbadron
moderator, 12971 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sun 1 Jul 2012
at 12:18

Re: More good stuff.

Who'd have thought it.  I never got into MMO's.  Tried some, but was sort of, "meh".

Now, suddenly, I'm having so much fun in DC Universe Online that I've actually paid for a subscroption.  Shocking!  :)
facemaker329
member, 4962 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Mon 2 Jul 2012
at 07:44
  • msg #23

Re: More good stuff.

So, I got one of the more unusual compliments that I can recall yesterday...

I was working as part of the entertainment at a corporate event, at an Old West photo booth they set up (we had an assortment of costumes...we'd dress people up, put them on a set, and shoot pics of them for 10-15 minutes, then burn them a cd with all the pictures, including several that were color-changed to B&W or sepia-toned)...

Late in the day, after a VERY long and hot time, some of the kids at the event had finally stumbled across us, and to their great delight, discovered that we had guns (most of them were props, and the ones that weren't, were not loaded...one little kid was really annoyed that there weren't any guns that he could actually fire, there, but after seeing the way he handled the ones that WERE real, even though they were unloaded, you couldn't have paid me money to put a loaded gun in that kid's hands...someone would have been killed, I'm sure).  Different kid, however, was in there, at least had the good grace to restrict his horsing around to the prop guns.  At one point, he was talking with a lady outside and thought he'd convinced her to take a bunch of pictures of him in just his normal clothes, with one or two of the guns (which he kept holding 'gangsta-style', even after I explained to him the reason why doing that would actually increase your odds of completely missing your target...)  She, apparently, had a completely different take on what the conversation was about, because he came into the booth to borrow a couple of the pistols and then when he was walking back out the front, she'd turned and walked off.  He pointed one of the pistols (toys...realistic size and color, but with the big orange plug on the barrel) after her and I commented, "You know, pointing a gun--even a toy--at someone who was just talking with you is a great way to screw up a first impression."

He shrugged, and said, "But I already made my first impression with her...we've known each other for a while."

Trying very hard not to roll my eyes, or give into my impulse to reach over and smack him in the head, I explained, "Maybe so, but everyone else that sees you doing it probably doesn't think much of you...you're screwing up your first impression with them."

Very much to his credit, the kid thought for a couple of seconds, and then said, "You're trying to tell me to stop playing with the guns, aren't you?"  I grinned and said, "Well, that's part of what I'm trying to tell you, yeah..."

He walked back over to the table, put the guns down, started to walk out, and paused and looked at me.  "You know, you're a real good peacemaker. I should get your email address so I can get ahold of you next time my sister and I are tryin' to kill each other..."

I've been told I'm good at settling arguments before...but never had it phrased quite that way...
Serrational
member, 126 posts
Ponies! Trees! Hooray!
Blue Exorcist fan.
Tue 3 Jul 2012
at 13:56
  • msg #24

Re: More good stuff.

My bro started saying that OotS is original, and that Homestuck is a generic piece of rubbish which should be judged by the awards it has won.

I got a good laugh out of that.
spectre
member, 606 posts
A myriad of paths fell
away from that moment....
Tue 3 Jul 2012
at 15:28
  • msg #25

Re: More good stuff.

A partner at my work said I was a miracle worker in handling her trouble ticket. I was quite pleased.
Brygun
member, 1348 posts
RPG since 1982
Author, Developer
Tue 3 Jul 2012
at 16:34
  • msg #26

Re: More good stuff.

Recently a roommat'es Jewish employer followed their genorsity virture by donating to us their 12,000 BTU air conditioner. Its replaced the cheapo 5,000 BTU $100 minimalist unit we got when we first learned a high floor apartment gets hot.

Happy to say we blew two fuses, a sign of the power it converts into chilling power. Found a different circuit and no more blown fuses.

12,000 BTU living/dining room
10,000 BTU in the "cold bedroom"
0 in the "hot" bedroom.

We also here they will dontate to us their portable air conditioner which will take care of me "hot" bedroom.
praguepride
member, 529 posts
Tue 3 Jul 2012
at 17:49
  • [deleted]
  • msg #27

Re: More good stuff.

This message was deleted by a moderator, as it was off-topic, at 10:19, Thu 05 July 2012.
facemaker329
member, 4972 posts
Gaming for most of
30 years, and counting!
Thu 5 Jul 2012
at 07:24
  • msg #28

Re: More good stuff.

The director of the show I'm in has expressly ordered all of us to learn to play chess, as it's kind of an underlying theme in the staging of the show.  Now, I grew up playing chess...my dad taught me when I was maybe 7 or so, and we used to play at least a couple of times a month, until I was about 17--the Christmas Day that I beat him, 5 out of 5 times, he swore he'd never play chess with me again (it was a rare demonstration of Dad's competitive side...the only other time I really remember that coming out was during waterfights, where it wasn't so much that he hated to lose as it was that he loved to escalate things...)

Anyhow, we never played another game of chess for the rest of his life, and I think I can count the number of chess games I've played since that day on the fingers of both hands...so I've gotten REALLY rusty.  But I found a decent online chess game...I'm consistently beating its 'beginner' setting...although I tried starting out on 'easy' and got my butt handed back to me on a platter, over and over again...

But it's an odd way of reconnecting with Dad.  We had an awful lot of chess games together...and while the strongest memory of all of that is Dad saying, "That's it, I'm never playing you again," there's an unusual sense of...comfort?  I don't know, exactly, but it's yet another reason for me to be thankful that I auditioned for this show.
truemane
member, 1586 posts
Firing magic missles at
the darkness!
Thu 5 Jul 2012
at 16:30
  • msg #29

Re: More good stuff.

I just sold a screenplay. For real money. To a real production company that shows every sign of turning it into a real movie. Just a little one, true, but still, professional screenwriter! Woot!
Serrational
member, 128 posts
Ponies! Trees! Hooray!
Hee hee hee. Smile!
Thu 5 Jul 2012
at 19:57
  • msg #30

Re: More good stuff.

Heh. I cracked a joke to somebody, and they tried to use a position of authority to make a "joke" back. It flopped.

Oho! Eees funny because their joke vas not funny!

Tired reference go!
Bigun Eagle
member, 38 posts
Sun 8 Jul 2012
at 00:21
  • msg #31

Re: More good stuff.

Normally when I make the hour drive up the mountian to the closest comic book shop to where I live, I leave annoyed, angry, or down right irate.

Today for the first time in 4 years of going to Magic the Gathering pre-releases up there I came back happy, even though I lost over half my games.
Brygun
member, 1365 posts
RPG since 1982
Author, Developer
Sun 8 Jul 2012
at 15:48
  • msg #32

Re: More good stuff.

Doctor Who marathon on Space!

Who! Who! Who!
temperance
member, 19 posts
Sun 8 Jul 2012
at 19:01
  • msg #33

Re: More good stuff.

Started applying for jobs yesterday. First interview offer today.

In this economy at my experience level and field? Even an interview offer that quick is cause for major celebration. Whohoo!
Brygun
member, 1368 posts
RPG since 1982
Author, Developer
Mon 9 Jul 2012
at 01:20
  • msg #34

Re: More good stuff.

Ladies who normally cook are both out today so their son is hanging out with me. We got hungry. Since the ladies also handle the grocery shopping (my job in that to carry heavy things and drive them around ^_^ ) I run into the issue of opening the fridge and cabinets not really knowing what we have or what plans they have.

Staring at the options for a while decided to do a varation. Turned out pretty awesome!

In the big pot lots of maccaroni noodles with parsley for flavour and break up the colour.

In the frying pan two tins of corned beef, onions and our common spices like lemon & herbs plus some oregano.

When ready mixed noddles and beef on the plate. Guess its a beef casserole.

Dang! This was good. Very filling too!

Lad cleaned up and boiled some vegetables to have on the side.

Bonus... made enough that there 2-4 more servings so tomorrow the ladies have the option of not cooking for their lunches, just grab this stuff.
TheWarriorPoet519
member, 1297 posts
Resident porch-squatting
stick-shaker
Mon 9 Jul 2012
at 04:32
  • msg #35

Re: More good stuff.

My company's kickstarter campaign got its funding, and I'm getting a nice fat advance on the next project. Life is good.
truemane
member, 1588 posts
Firing magic missles at
the darkness!
Thu 12 Jul 2012
at 17:22
  • msg #36

Re: More good stuff.

Got my Order of the Stick Kickstarter package in the mail! Every book, autographed by Rich Burlew himself. And beside every autograph? A little OOTS picture!

SO AWESOME.

*fanboi*
persondude
member, 229 posts
I collect hobbies.
Sat 14 Jul 2012
at 22:02
  • msg #37

Re: More good stuff.

After a great interview Wednesday, I was told I would know if I was hired or not "Friday at the latest."  Sent the lady an email Friday at 5pm after never getting a response.  She finally answered today: I'm to show up for training Tuesday at 9am.

After a year and two months since graduation, I've finally found full time employment (okay, 36-38 hours a week isn't quite full time, but I WILL TAKE IT!).  I can finally start blasting away at this loan debt!  And buy things like the cigars, beer, and Gushers I'm currently celebrating with!
Wine Guy
member, 291 posts
So many reds...
So little time.
Tue 17 Jul 2012
at 20:30
  • msg #38

Re: More good stuff.

Popped open an outstanding Old Vine Merlot from Kestrel Wineries.  Normally, not a big merlot fan, but this one is exceptional.  Now I wish I'd bought a whole case of it.
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