RealFolkBlues
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Another of my classic PS2 favourites is "Way of the Samurai". If you can get involved in this kind of game, you'll be hooked for ages. Basically you play as a wandering samurai that ventures into a town with a feud between two groups, and this is set during the period where the samurai were killed. There's alot of unique interesting characters, and many story paths to take which involve 5 different endings. Basically, the game will take you 2 hours to finish, but you'll repeat it again and again for the stories and the endings. The combat is ace too, awesome sword play action. The best bit about the game? Swords, whenever you finish you keep your swords, die and you lose the one you're carrying. Literally each unique character has a unique sword, there are many swords and some of the common ones have great stats if you're lucky. The longer you train with the weapon the better it becomes, you can temper it at a blacksmiths (heck you can even kill the fucking blacksmith and take his hammer) and you can unlock awesoem powerful moves. You never train the character, its always the swords. The area of the game is small, but necessary. There's even a 100 man battle. There is a sequel too but I found it to be a bit too big and long to replay over and over.
YES. THIS.
I effing love these games. The second one really is better, though, as they fixed a couple of the really crappy glitches from the first one and added a lot of new weapons. It is a tad long to play through again and again, but I couldn't stop myself once I got into it, and there are several different endings, so it's all good.
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Aw man. Hey, it could be good.
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Nearly every game Midway has ever made. Seriously, Mortal Kombat? Awesome fun, but so unbalanced.
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This is just begging the question of what "natural" really is, but since this isn't PPR I'll let it slide.
Yeah, it's been a while since I've argued seriously, much less in PPR, and I bet I agree with you on this point anyway.
Misses the point anyway. Mass production methods of raising crops aren't natural either, but there are "organic" alternatives to that which are apparently okay. Is there no such thing as "organic" meat? The question is why does "green living" apparently mean "herbivore", not why are vegitarians vegitarians.
Makai's response wasn't bad, actually, when you consider the fact that you asked why livestock weren't "sustainable." Believe it or not, CO2 effused from cattle and clearcutting to provide pastures for livestock is a principle contributor to our surplus of greenhouse gases. Most crops aren't organic, no, but even the weirdest supercorn produces some oxygen.
More to my point, though, from a business standpoint, usually the one lifestyle attracts the other. Not always, of course, but enough to maybe stake an enterprise on.
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I'd agree about the gameplay but I think solar power is an issue which needs more light shed on it.
Oof. This pun is killing my sunny disposition.
Seriously, though, this is an awesome idea. I actually just thought of an idea to go along with it, based partially on one I've had for years. Make a combination arcade/restaurant/bar which specializes in sustainable living and natural alternatives. You could call it "Green Dream," an inside joke that only true nerds will get, feature Solarcade cabinets, offer vegan and vegetarian dishes, and fair trade ingredients. Sounds like it would appeal to a smallish niche, but hey it would probably work in Asheville or other famously vegetarian or green-friendly cities.
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HOLY BALLS! THAT'S AWESOME!
Is it, like, authentic? I mean, is it plastic or is that an actual sword and sheild?
It is indeed a real sword and shield, my good sir Taucer.
The shield is made out of heavy-duty fiber glass, which sounds wonky until you realize that they make car hoods out of that. It's very light for its size (covers me from neck to groin) and feels VERY solid.
The sword is...pretty breathtaking. I really didn't expect it to have good balance, but lo and behold, it's a very solid bastard sword. There's no indication otherwise on the blade but it doesn't feel like the usual Pakistani crap steel they make most stamped swords from. The guard and hilt are made of the same fiber glass and it just feels great.
I've been wanting to learn some broadsword and shield for a while, and man, this is a pretty good opportunity.
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Yeah man that sucks about your fiancee Vivi, but like you said, it's all a matter of perspective. It's not too bad a Christmas present to have the woman you love walk away relatively unscathed from a bad car wreck, I guess, even if it did keep you guys from having a fun holiday with the family.
I gave some cool stuff to my girlfriend; a 12 cup food processor, a Cuisinart hand/stand mixer, a frying pan-da (7 inch pan looks like a panda bear,) and Personal Trainer Cooking. Before you ask, my girlfriend is very much into cooking. I gave some awesome coffee and beer to one brother, some really good tea and a cool little teacup to the other, a jewelry box to my sister-in-law, and a homemade gift basket to my parents.
As for what I got, well...
That's a good start.
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Merry Christmas from work!
Meh, double time and a half ain't bad.
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Yeah it sucks Jimmy, but whatcha gonna do. Is there going to be a conflict with the family trip this year for you? Anyways, if you don't show off some slick moves on the Rock Band mic, I hope someone does.
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Unhappy bump. Unfortunately, the fates (or their agents in the finances of my life) have aligned that MAGFest is virtually impossible for me and mine this year. /drama
You might remember my friend Josh (big guy, big beard) from M5, who was also going to come, and I was going to drag my girlfriend along as well. Pretty much, none of us can pick up any of the other's slack here, so we're not going to make it. We're fairly bummed about it, since it's a trip we anticipate all year, but such is life. Here's hoping the rest of you guys have an awesome time and rep OCR awesomely like I know you will.
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Congrats guys! Either DJP's girlfriend (Anna, I think?) needs to start remixing or it looks like we have a First Family of OCR.
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Congrats! Did you force him to listen to your WIP's in the womb? Get that little one some tiny headphones.
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Ditto on Rush. Neil Peart is magnificent. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson certainly aren't bad either.
I have a font of new awesome metal coming from my roommate. There's quite a few bands he has introduced me to, including Iced Earth, Amon Amarth, and Mastodon. All pretty famous amongst the metal scene, and stuff I hadn't really dived into beforehand.
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Hey congratulations guys! That's awesome!
Who caught the garter? You should hook him up with another OCR groupie, Jordan.
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accurate system info would be excellent so i can post it.
Forthcoming. I gotta sort through the mess that is my storage closet here soon anyways, so this works.
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Oy vey. It's looking like I might not even make it to MAGFest this year. I've been to every one since M3 (including my ridiculous journey through a blizzard to get to M4,) and I was REALLLLY looking forward to it, but the fates seem to be conspiring against me. It sucks.
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Anybody want any old vg systems? I'm talking Intellivision, Odyssey, Atari, etc.? I bought a bunch to collect and have since realized that collecting is lame when you move often like I have. Also, financial depreciation on electronics is fairly lame. I can give a more complete list if anyone is interested.
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Dude. This is freaking awesome. Anybody who hasn't heard this CD but likes 1. Castlevania music and/or 2. classical music should get on the ball.
I personally love it. Can't help you really at all, but you got my wholehearted support, for what that's worth.
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*I*, will be the the one, to bring about, your, demise...
(ie. I'm going to MAG but need a room :3 )
((speaking of which, I should probably start working on a new fake-CD))
Hell yeah Will! Glad to see you could make it, man. Bebop tunes will be played son. I gots work to do now.
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Congrats! MAGFest as a honeymoon? That's awesome. When you get there you gotta tell Brendan (Mr. MAGFest, the creator and principal organizer) that. He'll flip his wig.
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-the good ole palm flat pushup
-knuckle pushups: make fists and pushup from there. This is very much like benching your own weight if you go down to the point where your upper arms are parallel to the ground.
-fingers inwards pushups: with palms flat on the ground, bend your wrists so that your fingers point towards each other. This is great for your pecs.
-fingers backwards pushups: with palms flat on the ground, twist your arm so that your fingers face backwards and are just to the side of your ribcage or so. Awesome for triceps.
-spreadeagle pushups: lay flat on your face with your arms straight out, then bring your fingertips in to where your wrists are and lift up before doing reps. Good for shoulders.
-fingertip pushups: make sure all your fingers are sharply bent at all times and rest just your fingertips on the ground before doing reps. Very hard for beginners and those without a conditioned grip but great for those with decent grips/conditioning.
-"squares" or "triangles:" place your palms flat right underneath your face with your thumbs together and your fingers either straight ahead (forming three sides of a square) or coming together to make a triangle. Both very difficult and really good for your pecs, squares are a little safer for your back.
-claps: from a regular palm flat position, do a rep and clap one or more times before hitting the ground. You're gonna have to push off hard, especially if you're trying for more than one clap per rep or the very difficult clap behind your back. This hard, fast push is good for developing quick-twitch muscles in your upper body. Obviously, be careful with these.
-one handed pushups: from palms flat move one arm in about a hand's width and remove the other. Good luck.
-no handed pushups: you really only need to do sets of one with these.
-leg lift pushups: from whatever hand position you desire, as you go down, lift one leg up about a foot or so. Alternate legs with each rep. Much harder than it sounds but great for your back and leg muscles. A good way to make sure you're getting some leg warmups in there as well.
-slow pushups: exactly what it sounds like, from any hand position, do reps VERY slowly and hold your body position once tensed. Try moving your body weight to one side and holding position there. Make sure you come up as slowly as you went down for best effect. Great for endurance.
-front incline pushups: from any hand position, place your hands on a surface higher than your feet. Typically easier overall but works your lower shoulders and pecs a little better than normals.
-rear incline pushups: from any hand position, place your feet on a surface higher than your hands. Typically hardier overall but works your upper shoulders and pecs a little better than normals.
You probably know this, but with all pushups, make sure your back is straight through the whole motion and don't just dip your hips. You may not get your arms all the way parallel to the ground but that's still better than doing the exercise incorrectly.
@Arek: did you want me to list off some ab exercises as well?
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@plastikbag: There's a lot of stuff you can do just by yourself or with free weights. Don't neglect isometrics like Taucer's example above (which I tried yesterday and was surprised by) or pliometrics like good old push-ups and sit-ups. I can give you like twenty different types of pushups, all of which will work different muscles, and there are maybe even more types of abdominal exercises. You might try making a small workout circuit wherever you store your weight, i.e., one spot reserved for pushups, the next for wall squats, the next for crunches, etc. Just a few strengthening exercises like these, done somewhat often, sounds like it will get you at least started towards your toning/health/energy goals.
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JIMMY! Come on, man, its MAGFest! Sweaty nerds and videogames beat out family and beautiful skiing everyday. Stop trying to kid yourself.
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I went as a samurai and my girlfriend was a geisha. Pictures forthcoming. One of the more comfortable costumes, I think, though refolding a hakama is a task.
I need an opinion on a name.
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How many pieces?
Some ideas:
The Felonious Funk
Blue Memory
Ramble
Also, "Had Me at Hello" works alright. Drop the "You" if you decide to go with that.