Recent content by ify_

I understand your point of view, honestly I do. But I think we need to be careful with this kind of thinking. Is not owning a game in which you kill people only one step away from doing it yourself? ... If fiction is a crime then I say the victim should set the punishment. ...exactly.

Okay y'all, this stuff is just downright scary!!! I clicked most of the links in this thread thinking "Oh, it can't be that bad...they (the OP et al) are probably just over-reacting". Holy cow was I wrong...this is some scary stuff y'all. Sites like these make me think bad thoughts. At...

I don't get it.

I have hair-of-ensnaring! It's similar to the D&D "web" spell. I fling my head in your direction and my incredibly long and curly hair flies towards you and entangles you in bouncy curls and spring-time freshness. Of course, you're attached to my head now, but you're completely helpless! Mwa...

Pessimists are seldom disappointed.

I suppose there are two sides to this "racing game" coin. Personally I prefer the racing sim.* I like learning a track, memorizing the turns, figuring out how fast I can go into them, when I can brake late and dive deep. I enjoy refining my line over dozens of laps and then waxing the...

You've gotten a lot of good advice here and I sincerely hope it helps you. I'm in a similar situation and must give the "final presentation" for a class tomorrow morning. So this topic of public speaking has been much on my mind of late. Please allow me to share what I've learned and build...

You must be reading my mind because that's exactly what I was going to say. I think the PC is the ultimate gaming console.

Yes. Terminal cancer patient. Chronic pain sufferer. Dementia patient. There are times when suicide is the best option...possibly even noble.

Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th movement - Ode to Joy. I firmly believe this is the best piece of music ever constructed. I love the music and know the lyrics (phonetically) in German. But I can't make it through the first verse without crying.

If I'm not mistaken Microsoft has said they will no longer develop Vista in favor of developing it's successor, Windows 7. In other words, even Microsoft is working hard to put Vista behind them. So there *is* an alternative coming down the pike.

1. Hardware incompatibility (I'll stop there) I'm curious as to how many Vista users installed the operating system themselves. More to the point, I'm guessing that most of the people who say they have no problem with Vista also bought their computers with Vista pre-installed. Again, I...

I saw it coming, but I really like that one...as will my wife! ------ I'll give you my favorite "bad" joke. And don't blame me, I stole it from Monty Python... What's brown and sounds like a bell?

I wouldn't give up on her or yourself just yet...sounds like y'all are a great match. I know it's easier said than done but try to worry about the pauses less and focus on making the conversation you do have more meaningful and rich! I like Gladion's suggestion of preparing some topics before...

Physics! When the guy with a gun (let's say a .357) shoots the other guy and the victim goes flying 17 feet through the air. It just doesn't work that way...and you see it happen over and over! ...even after the Myth Busters movie episode. I'll second that! Why is it that (almost) every...