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General Chat / Re: Did Evan quit?

« on: June 29, 2008, 08:32:48 PM »

Seriously, I could care less how easy school is for you. Everyone has their own dumbass story about how great they were in college: whatever. I want good grades, I don't get them when I do other ****, and I need personal time to relax. Overworking is an American curse that has apparently been transferred to your continent.

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General Chat / Re: Did Evan quit?

« on: June 29, 2008, 02:47:23 PM »

I was really busy with school - I took 12 credits for the first time ever, and let me say that I really enjoy relaxing after a long week of homework.

12 credits = full time student?

If so, fail. Try doing 14 in a semester, then we'll talk.

I know someone who does 16 and keeps a part-time job and a boyfriend; I know another who does 12 and keeps a full-time job and gets straight As. I'd rather not do either.

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General Chat / Re: Did Evan quit?

« on: June 29, 2008, 05:10:52 AM »

yeah I'll be here

Thanks for asking where I was gang. I was really busy with school - I took 12 credits for the first time ever, and let me say that I really enjoy relaxing after a long week of homework. Hence, no work on the site. I've had a hard time mustering any energy post-school to write anything, here or for my blog, especially since I'm going back to school in two months. I doubt I'll join back up unless I take some easier classes.

I have continued to play a few games (MGS4 a bit, on a friend's PS3, some Lego Indiana Jones, and a lot of Wii Fit (I've gained 5 pounds since I started but I've slimmed my stomach, someone explain that to me)) and I definitely haven't stopped watching movies.

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General Gaming / Re: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

« on: June 29, 2008, 05:06:18 AM »

the visuals are a mixed bag.

wat

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii Fit

« on: June 17, 2008, 07:52:31 AM »

I too have not experienced weight loss, but I haven't been doing enough aerobics (I've heard that burning calories to lose weight is a myth). After unlocking the advanced step exercise, free step, and the advanced boxing game, doing aerobics is more fun.

My problem is that I want to do all the exercises at once in order to get the most out of them. I wouldn't feel good if I just did Yoga one day and nothing else, so I try to do a ton of yoga and a ton of strength training and some aerobics and a little bit of balance. This ends up being an hour and a half to two hours of real time (roughly 70-75 minutes of game time). That's just too much time! I can't fit that into my daily schedule. So I'm thinking about ways to break it up each day.

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General Gaming / Re: Official NWR PAX 2008 Thread

« on: June 11, 2008, 09:01:35 PM »

People who wear sweats in public...well, I have no comment.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: What a historic day for our country.

« on: June 04, 2008, 05:12:27 PM »

Call of Duty 4 sold 10 million units.



Unless you count Florida and Michigan.

Great post.  (Seriously)  My hat is off to you.

Unless you're not making the joke that I think you are, in which case this is stupid.

How do I know that you think that I'm making the joke that you think I am?

Here's a hint: I don't play Call of Duty games.

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NWR Forums Discord / What a historic day for our country.

« on: June 04, 2008, 02:14:17 AM »

Call of Duty 4 sold 10 million units.



Unless you count Florida and Michigan.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii Fit

« on: June 04, 2008, 01:51:51 AM »

I've gone from 20 to 28 to 22 to 34 in my Wii Fit age. IT'S REDICULOS

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii Fit

« on: June 03, 2008, 02:52:17 PM »

I jog around my apartment instead of standing in place.

The Balance Board gets dirty even if I wash my feet before I use it; there's no way I'm letting everyone else who tries Wii Fit going on without socks. I wear tiny little socks that cover just the soles of my feet when I exercise.

I was doing the downward facing dog posish the other day and the Balance Board actually moved on my carpet. I couldn't keep it steady. ANNOYING.

KDR: Some of the ratings, as you know, are useful (I think most of the yoga scores really do reflect how well you're doing the position). But I'm totally with you: I can get 100s on some of these things really easy, even though I'm weaksauce in general.

One KEY thing to exercising and doing yoga with Wii Fit is to have a friend or family member watch you. There are some exercises where I could get a really high score, only to realize that I was doing it entirely wrong. I spend half of my time with Wii Fit now watching my trainer and making sure I have the same posture. Exercising in front of a mirror is another solution to this problem.

Especially tricky are the last two strength exercises that involve the Wii Remote. I have no idea HOW I'm supposed to be holding the thing, so how do I know if my score is really accurate? I can twist my wrist around a bunch and get a different read from the system, too.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Adventures in Hoboton.

« on: June 02, 2008, 04:19:04 AM »

We have two famous hobos in Medford: Downtown Dan and the dude that practically lives in Starbucks. Both of them are nuts, but one of them is actually insane.

I have hobo stories from Portland, but, meh, they're just awkward. Like a homeless guy threatened me physically by pretending he was going to punch me in the face after I didn't want to buy a bus ticket from him (was waiting for a bus just like EasyCure). And another one stole my lighter after I gave him a cigarette. I started to walk away, and he was like "aww man I'm sorry take your lighter," then he threatened me loudly and called me names as I walked away.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Official Evan starts a thread about politics and then backs out, leaving RAB

« on: May 31, 2008, 10:44:37 PM »

I won the moral victory.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: We need to make a thread for hilarious YouTube videos.

« on: May 30, 2008, 03:30:29 PM »

I don't read this thread often enough but this made me crack up.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Random poll of the week: Jim Carrey

« on: May 30, 2008, 03:29:12 PM »

I'm surprised at the lack of love for The Truman Show. Eternal Sunshine would have been my second choice.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: WiiFit

« on: May 30, 2008, 03:19:06 PM »

Some questions about Wii Fit: when the board asks you to stand on it, and the green blob floats over the screen, is the game calibrating both your weight AND balance? It would be strange if I was left balanced during calibration, did a yoga exercise, and the game screwed up my balance score cause I shifted slightly.

Also, some of the exercises show your trainer with his/her feet all the way together. Should I emulate their stance? Some of the exercises don't seem to work when I'm standing with my feet that close. Also, I find that some single foot balance measurements are off if my foot is slightly askew; I have to place it parallel to the rectangular impression on the balance board in order to get an accurate read.

BossHog: I would definitely join a support group, cause I'm doing this every day and am feeling slightly healthier after 3 days. I do an exercise regimen in the order of the exercises: I start with yoga, and do all the exercises available (right now that's most of them) in the order of personal difficulty. Then I go and do all the strength training I can handle, doing extra ab workouts if I can. Then I do some aerobics (usually hula hoop, basic short or long run, then boxing) followed up by every balance game that I like to cool down. I might have to cut down on some yoga and strength training, cause right now I'm doing close to 50 minutes of workouts (game time) over an hour and a half period. And I haven't unlocked everything yet!

Tricep extensions: do these actually work?

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TalkBack / Re: How Talkback Flame Wars Kill Mockingbirds

« on: May 29, 2008, 09:40:44 PM »

You can't add "that's what she said" to an already innuendo filled statement. PHAIL.

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TalkBack / Re: How Talkback Flame Wars Kill Mockingbirds

« on: May 29, 2008, 02:53:20 PM »

(For the most part) posts following articles from staff members who regularly contribute to the forums are much more civil and meaningful than those which are not simply because the original poster sticks around to answer questions and lead the conversation.

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with that. I've actively responded to some of my talkbacks and silently read others. I'm a semi-regular on the board. It doesn't seem to change the amount of hate.

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General Chat / Re: Indiana Jones 4: KOCS (lol) first trailer

« on: May 29, 2008, 05:50:13 AM »

The film winds up feeling more like a mockery of the earlier movies than a serious entry to the franchise.

it's called post-modernism?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: WiiFit

« on: May 28, 2008, 05:30:49 AM »

I get 100% on the push-up / side plank too, but afterwards I collapse in a pool of personal fluids, gripping my arms and recoiling into the fetal position. It's easier to do push-ups on the ground than on the hard-as-plastic balance board.

I love Wii Fit. I've had it for a day. I hope it will make me into a better person.

edit: I'm so out of shape I'm tempted to do before-and-after photos like Chub McChubberson on 4ColorRebellion.

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TalkBack / Re: Nuts and Bolts (We Got Screwed?)

« on: May 28, 2008, 05:20:33 AM »

(We Got Screwed?)

Didn't they say this about Perfect Dark Zero?
Didn't they say this about Kameo?

Yeah, I'm still waiting for that killer Rare game. And I don't think it'll be this one either.

This is my attitude about Rare 100%, except, I think this new game has awesome potential. I agree with some of GP's criticisms about the level design as seen in the videos: very flat and uninteresting. Also, looks like they've had to roof off all the levels because the vehicle design might allow you to go farther than is intended. BUT, B-K is so bread and butter to Rare, plus they've got the graphics and sound right where they ought to be (this is more important to the B-K series than others, IMO; both original B-K games were graphics giants, and the music and sound was legendary); it will be fun to play even if it isn't "that killer Rare game."

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TalkBack / Re: How to Advertise a Video Game

« on: May 28, 2008, 05:16:40 AM »

Reminds me of when David Lynch advertised Lost Highway as receiving "Two Thumbs Down!"

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General Chat / Re: Indiana Jones 4: KOCS (lol) first trailer

« on: May 25, 2008, 08:30:11 PM »

uh, her boots were left, so no, no interpretation necessary.

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General Chat / Re: Indiana Jones 4: KOCS (lol) first trailer

« on: May 24, 2008, 05:05:07 PM »

cross-post from another website!

"I really liked it. Janusz Kaminski's cinematography (lots of backlighting, glowing heads, ethereal lights) made it much more beautiful than the gritty (post-modern ugliness?) of the early 80s Indys. The CGI did make the movie look like a cartoon, and that is great. I hope the Tintin movie looks like this. I appreciate how the CGI was used (mostly) to make ancient mechanical things, Indy's forte, and make them bigger and more elaborate than before.

Only two complaints re: CGI (and both fairly major): all the cute animals, and the poorly crafted ending with the "inter-dimensional being" which was really stupid looking next to the rest of the film.

Other than that, the combination of rubbled sets and CGI backdrops was breathtaking. I think what Indiana Jones has always needed is Janusz Kaminski; I can't get the glowing lights and muted color palette out of my head.

I rewatched Raiders of the Lost Ark last night, and I've never been a huge Indy fan because Spielberg always cut around his effects shots as if he was hiding the strings. The boulder chasing Indy in the beginning of the film is great, since we see both Indy and the giant boulder in the same shot. The later chase scenes are broken, because we are merely watching individuals shots of cars moving really fast, cut together.

In KOCS, thanks to digital effects, the motorcycle chase scene is filled with very long shots of the two male leads on a motorcycle, such as when the motorcycle is in between the car and the bus, or when both vehicles burst through a giant gate, etc. Spielberg isn't matching the action with a fast-paced rhythm, instead he's letting the movement within each individual shot dictate the rhythm.

The movie covers a lot of backstory, seeing as there's been a 20 year gap, but Raiders and Last Crusade are both filled with "catching up" and conversations about the past. It's a pretty key element to the series.

As for the plot, yeah it gets dumb. Not up to par with the mysticism of 1 and 3. I loved, however, the insistent references to the time period: there's lots of late 50s music and characterization. I loved the fight in the diner (same diner as Back to the Future? Yeah I'm geeking out about it), and the way Indy is accused of being a communist (HUAC reference) while trying to fight the communists. Then there's the A-Bomb, Roswell, etc. I loved it all.

Except the ending. Blech."

on-topic here: I love Shia LeBeouf.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: PODCAST: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 100

« on: May 24, 2008, 05:01:54 PM »

I like the way in Evan's talk about meeting Bloodworth, I was just the "short guy in the bucket hat" even though I'm 6'2"...

Thanks for mentioning me Evan!  Guess I was forgettable!

Are you taller than me? Weird. Compared to Blood, anyone's short. You were not forgettable. I love you.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Should/Would Nintendo make Pictochat online?

« on: May 14, 2008, 07:24:58 PM »

should yes, would no