It's certainly easier to pretend to chop up zombies or to dodge fireballs than to actually do either.
Ain't that the truth! Dag.
I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Nov 30, 2007 8:48:45 am PST #4709 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
shrift - Nov 30, 2007 8:53:18 am PST #4710 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Well, I need my paycheck, so I won't get much glee out of punching one of my supervisors for mild douchebaggery.
bon bon - Nov 30, 2007 8:54:57 am PST #4711 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Part of me feels that fiction is yet another example of our culture's increased tolerance of phoniness, whether for the sake of simplicity or out of sheer denial. It's certainly easier to read about other people having marital affairs or watch John McClane destroy helicopters than to actually do either.
Kat - Nov 30, 2007 8:56:46 am PST #4712 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
OH! this is like madlibs!!
So funny. Zombies! Fiction!
Pix - Nov 30, 2007 8:56:53 am PST #4713 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
We have GH and RB at home, and I'm rolling my eyes forever at the idea that someone thinks anyone playing those games is under the illusion that they're playing real instruments. I played violin/viola for 15 years, and I suck at the game, but I have a great time playing it.
When someone elsewhere made a comment about GH and RB "cheapening" music, ND replied, "So you're saying that music should be elitist?" We both agree that anything that gets kids (or adults, for that matter) to appreciate music is a good thing.
Tom Scola - Nov 30, 2007 9:00:36 am PST #4714 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I've heard that being a krav black belt doesn't help that much with Wii boxing, which must be frustrating.
I'm still trying to figure out if there's some sort of method to Wii boxing, or if you can get the same results just by flailing randomly.
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2007 9:01:13 am PST #4715 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hear it's flail.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2007 9:02:45 am PST #4716 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Okay, it's time once again for my office's annual white elephant gift swap. The rules are everyone brings in a wrapped gift (under $20) and draws straws for the order in which you select gifts. You can either take a gift from the table (mystery!) or steal someone else's already unwrapped gift (score!). You can only steal the same gift 3 times.
Anyhoo, I've narrowed down my selections this year to 2 options.
Option 1: Ninja catapult & Avenging Unicorn play set from Archie McPhee, OR
Option 2: Office Space Box of Flair & Cubicle Doorbell from Thinkgeek.
Vote now! Informally!
Sue - Nov 30, 2007 9:03:29 am PST #4717 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Oh, my nephew's getting a Wii for Xmas. What are the good games Aunt Sue can get him?
Pix - Nov 30, 2007 9:03:45 am PST #4718 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
Totally flail. Also? Really not good for a couple to play together. (Or at least that was my experience, when I ended up whapping ND on the shoulder IRL because he had knocked me out on the Wii.)