Other interests besides gaming

[tekkentool]

i guess waterskiing and trying not to end out ike my dad, hes not a deadbeat or anything, quite the opposite, but he has no conversational skills, and he's dificult to speak with. thank god the internet's anonomous or i probs wouldnt have said anything. i think ive got proper conversational skills though, and a good vocabulary so i think im immune...*goes to delete this comment*

[TwistedSystem]

My dad is like the nicest guy I know but when he was younger he was skitzafrenic (not sure how to spell it).

[twistedblister]

oh yes...back to the DOS days, and all the FUN games we had then....thru countless hours of typing in commands I never did disarm that bomb on that damn ship.....

ha. which game was that. I had bought a suite of Interplay clasics and had to download dos box to emulate them. the DND was is great but tough.

[fishki]

^oh gawd, have no idea what the name was, that was like forever ago, but i spent so many hours trying to find and defuse that damn bomb, but in the end, the ship blew up. That was on a 5.25 Floppy

[tekkentool]

My dad is like the nicest guy I know but when he was younger he was skitzafrenic (not sure how to spell it).

=3 thats cool. i think my dad has mild apergers, i see the symptoms and i know one of his brothers had it fiercely (undiagnosed but from all accounts i could tell he was: didn't speak much, super expert mechanic with a complete passion for the mechanical side of things, often innapropriate comments) so... yeah.

[twistedblister]

^oh gawd, have no idea what the name was, that was like forever ago, but i spent so many hours trying to find and defuse that damn bomb, but in the end, the ship blew up. That was on a 5.25 Floppy

ha. i used to have to sit in the computer lab at shcool and bum games off the people who had them and play them when i was not in class becase we did not have a computer. wow it seems so archaic.

do a search on INterplays 10 year aniversery clasic collection if you get nostalgic. its pretty good as long as you can download and get dos box to wrok so you can paly the game.s

[twistedblister]

My dad is like the nicest guy I know but when he was younger he was skitzafrenic (not sure how to spell it).

=3 thats cool. i think my dad has mild apergers, i see the symptoms and i know one of his brothers had it fiercely (undiagnosed but from all accounts i could tell he was: didn't speak much, super expert mechanic with a complete passion for the mechanical side of things, often innapropriate comments) so... yeah.

That is really unfortunete and unfair in its randomness. any disease affecting the mind can be exceptionally cruel in its symptoms and the affects on the family. you have my sympathies.

[tekkentool]

My dad is like the nicest guy I know but when he was younger he was skitzafrenic (not sure how to spell it).

=3 thats cool. i think my dad has mild apergers, i see the symptoms and i know one of his brothers had it fiercely (undiagnosed but from all accounts i could tell he was: didn't speak much, super expert mechanic with a complete passion for the mechanical side of things, often innapropriate comments) so... yeah.

That is really unfortunete and unfair in its randomness. any disease affecting the mind can be exceptionally cruel in its symptoms and the affects on the family. you have my sympathies.

it's really not that bad, it doesnt affect us that much, it's just diffucult to talk to him sometimes. and he often never takes other people opinions or wants into account, like selections on places to go on holidays, or appliance's. it's undiagnosed but i'm sure it's there

[TwistedSystem]

Well you have it worse than me, my dads disease went away before I was born.

[twistedblister]

it depends on the individual alot. I would have sworn by the phramacologicl treatments but they do have side effects. look for a DVD documentary About 60's rocker Rockey Ericson. he would often stop taking his medication and begin having difficulties. at the end of the doc he was looking good but i dont know how much i trust therepy when you are dealing wiht an organ that is operated by chemicals and electrity.

[tekkentool]

it depends on the individual alot. I would have sworn by the phramacologicl treatments but they do have side effects. look for a DVD documentary About 60's rocker Rockey Ericson. he would often stop taking his medication and begin having difficulties. at the end of the doc he was looking good but i dont know how much i trust therepy when you are dealing wiht an organ that is operated by chemicals and electrity.

devotee to science for the cure. i think most of the time (despite me firmly believing in science also) medication should be a last resort and honestly he doesnt have it very bad at all. his brother did, but not him.

[elkhoury]

its good to know all of you guys/girls have interests but i dont have interests

come on there has to be somthing on this planet besides games that has gotten your attention.

Martial Arts but i quited its to expensive for gears and monthly payment

[twistedblister]

its good to know all of you guys/girls have interests but i dont have interests

come on there has to be somthing on this planet besides games that has gotten your attention.

Martial Arts but i quited its to expensive for gears and monthly payment

that sucks. I took some kickboxing as a preteen but the instructor closed shop. i inever followed up.

I did see your anime post too. so like i said i knew there is more to all of us besides gaming.

[TwistedSystem]

it depends on the individual alot. I would have sworn by the phramacologicl treatments but they do have side effects. look for a DVD documentary About 60's rocker Rockey Ericson. he would often stop taking his medication and begin having difficulties. at the end of the doc he was looking good but i dont know how much i trust therepy when you are dealing wiht an organ that is operated by chemicals and electrity.

devotee to science for the cure. i think most of the time (despite me firmly believing in science also) medication should be a last resort and honestly he doesnt have it very bad at all. his brother did, but not him.

I quitted martial arts as well but I was just getting bored with it.

[tekkentool]

it depends on the individual alot. I would have sworn by the phramacologicl treatments but they do have side effects. look for a DVD documentary About 60's rocker Rockey Ericson. he would often stop taking his medication and begin having difficulties. at the end of the doc he was looking good but i dont know how much i trust therepy when you are dealing wiht an organ that is operated by chemicals and electrity.

devotee to science for the cure. i think most of the time (despite me firmly believing in science also) medication should be a last resort and honestly he doesnt have it very bad at all. his brother did, but not him.

I quitted martial arts as well but I was just getting bored with it.

i used to think i should take it up but it takes up too much time

[elkhoury]

TL what do you mean by to much time?

[twistedblister]

well to do anythign right you have to be devoted to it and pracitce daily. thats why i dont golf. trying to maintain the list of intrests i have is crazy enough without losing sleep. any way thats why i did not go out looking for a new instructor when mine closed. that and i was turnig into a teenager and had other things on my mind.

I dont know about TT

[TwistedSystem]

well to do anythign right you have to be devoted to it and pracitce daily. thats why i dont golf. trying to maintain the list of intrests i have is crazy enough without losing sleep. any way thats why i did not go out looking for a new instructor when mine closed. that and i was turnig into a teenager and had other things on my mind.

I dont know about TT

I play the odd game of golf but I don't practice it or anything. I have many interests but I only really practice two of them all the time.

[twistedblister]

well to do anythign right you have to be devoted to it and pracitce daily. thats why i dont golf. trying to maintain the list of intrests i have is crazy enough without losing sleep. any way thats why i did not go out looking for a new instructor when mine closed. that and i was turnig into a teenager and had other things on my mind.

I dont know about TT

I play the odd game of golf but I don't practice it or anything. I have many interests but I only really practice two of them all the time.

thats kind of what i am saying some things take so much time and devotion and work that it leaves little room for anything else. If i am not going into somthing like golf to get better and develop as a player then why do it for any other reason. That i just dont have the time for.

[TwistedSystem]

well to do anythign right you have to be devoted to it and pracitce daily. thats why i dont golf. trying to maintain the list of intrests i have is crazy enough without losing sleep. any way thats why i did not go out looking for a new instructor when mine closed. that and i was turnig into a teenager and had other things on my mind.

I dont know about TT

I play the odd game of golf but I don't practice it or anything. I have many interests but I only really practice two of them all the time.

thats kind of what i am saying some things take so much time and devotion and work that it leaves little room for anything else. If i am not going into somthing like golf to get better and develop as a player then why do it for any other reason. That i just dont have the time for.

My other reason would be to have fun, I don't have to be great at everything, some things I don't practice, like golf, and I just enjoy myself as I rarely get to do them.

[twistedblister]

FUn is important but for me if i were going to pick it up again ( I took lessons in 1984 ha. ) I would have to learn my body postrue all over again. and i would want to be good enough to enjoy my game. Maybe if i win the lottery. maybe not. ha. if you enjoy it then yeah by all mean.s I am speaking from my perspective when i say i like to be good enough to think my level of conrtol equals my desired action outcome.

[TwistedSystem]

FUn is important but for me if i were going to pick it up again ( I took lessons in 1984 ha. ) I would have to learn my body postrue all over again. and i would want to be good enough to enjoy my game. Maybe if i win the lottery. maybe not. ha. if you enjoy it then yeah by all mean.s I am speaking from my perspective when i say i like to be good enough to think my level of conrtol equals my desired action outcome.

Man I am terrible at golf. I very very rarely ever get par, I just seem to have fun with no desire to improve. I know what you mean though, when I played guitar hero 3 I was terrible at first but I got really good. I didn't quit until I beat expert, exept Lou and TTFAF of course. Anyone else play guitar hero. I have no idea why I quit, I was getting really good.

[tekkentool]

FUn is important but for me if i were going to pick it up again ( I took lessons in 1984 ha. ) I would have to learn my body postrue all over again. and i would want to be good enough to enjoy my game. Maybe if i win the lottery. maybe not. ha. if you enjoy it then yeah by all mean.s I am speaking from my perspective when i say i like to be good enough to think my level of conrtol equals my desired action outcome.

Man I am terrible at golf. I very very rarely ever get par, I just seem to have fun with no desire to improve. I know what you mean though, when I played guitar hero 3 I was terrible at first but I got really good. I didn't quit until I beat expert, exept Lou and TTFAF of course. Anyone else play guitar hero. I have no idea why I quit, I was getting really good.

ive played a bit, i dont own any iterations but i essentially will soon i guess. im still waiting for the AU release of rock band (god damn arseholes keeping it our of aus for your precious american market, you would get more bling if you sold it overpriced here anyway, my theory is theyre evil bumholes who dont want me to have fun) so yeah

[stickcult]

Geez, Rock Band is going to be like $250 in Australia....

[TwistedSystem]

Unless you play drums rock band is a waste of money. Most of my friends bought it and they all think that it was a waste. Its a lot of money for bad gameplay. The drums are really fun but the guitar gameplay is simple and bland. Its all long straight boring notes and expert on rock band is easier than hard on guitar hero. I think if you really want it, buy the game and drum kit, not the whole thing.