Recent content by Gardenia

Yesterday, my cataphracts trampled about 2700 cypriot slingers in Rome 2 (Ffs Cyprus, protect them with some hoplites). I have spent hours in Postal 2 creating Rube Goldberg-type executions that would make Jigsaw from Saw blush. I nuked Megaton. Manhunt is on steam. Power sliding over...

Looks nice and all but...No one is going to aim like that in a real match. It's like they all went to stormtrooper school. Meaning matches (and certainly firefights) are never going to last half as long before some twitchy German 12-year old has shredded everyone. Also, the dialogue...

In the words of Freddie Mercury: "Who wants to live forever?" I certainly know I don't. All I can hope for is that death is quick, painless and unexpected. A friend who worked with elderly people (going to their homes and checking up on them, helping them with stuff) told me about an old...

A kitchen machine. For baking. Because I have become old.

I work at a pub. The moment you enter this establishment, you are faced with a display of 180 different bottles of beer, plus 15-20 on tap. Every fucking day someone goes "Do you have anything that's not *Local industrial pale lager*?" EDIT: Also, at half past midnight one busy friday night...

I can confirm that, if your mother tongue is not English, having to speak to a machine in English is awkward as hell, especially if there are people around. And I would say my spoken English is better than 95% of people in any European country (excluding the obvious, English-speaking ones). And...

Cannot remember. My mother used to take old folk songs and swap the lyrics with swearwords when she was angry.

Come to Norway and try any of these babies: They are ridiculously popular, and for good reason. (un)Fortunately they are produced in quite small batches, so they are often sold out. Also they cost anywhere from $10-15 USD per bottle (0,5L)

I can cook a decent meal, and I can bake a decent bread. Therefore, I put myself up as "reasonable"

I learned to drive manual, but I have driven automatic from time to time, and frankly, I don't really care. When I drive manual, it's nice to have the extra control. When I drive auto, it's nice to not have to change gears. Although I will say that I sometimes feel a little sting of panic if I...

I would like to add that IMO it was better looking as well.

HOW the fuck is this "The new craze?" I saw someone doing this in '95!

No, over here, we have laws against that.

As someone who suffered for 7 years and is now more or less free of it, these points are well worth remembering, and I will add a fourth one of my own: 4) Don't try to improve everything at once. You will most likely fail, and that will bring you down to the level you were, or worse yet, end...

Medieval 2 Total War: Clear your calendar. Stock up on food. Avoid Mongolians. The Pope is a dick.