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[quote name='Sesshomarufan']I do get a weird vibe from seeing men or women kissing each other, but it doesn't gross me out where I go "ewww gross." I'm a guy who has relationships with women and I just don't feel comfortable seeing two people of the same gender making out the same way that heterosexual couples make out. It feels natural when people are actually committing the act of having sex or making out or what have you, but when it's seen by others it can be a little awkward.[/QUOTE] I might get my head bitten off here.. but maybe that weird vibe is not necessarily because it is gross (because it actually isn't... [i]that[/i] disgusting), but because it isn't natural. I'm only throwing it out there as a possibility! As for me? I'm heterosexual, but I might as well be asexual. Women are hassle and men are men - I'm lazy and not attracted to boys. I should go live in a monastery lol.

[quote name='Sesshomarufan']We have to define what really is "epic" as far as games go. Is it an in depth look into whatever the genre is? Or is it a giant world where the player has sympathy for the characters and the story of the game has multiple twists and turns that brings the character deep into the mythos of the story?[/QUOTE] Definitely the second one, if you want the real definition of "epic". If you want the modern, half-arsed one... apparently it can be anything from the realistic cars in Gran Turismo to paying for a prostitute in GTA III lol.

I've seen both films - I was't too phased by the gore in either. What disturbed me most was the psychological shock of a) the (fictional) government's plan and b) the children actually [i]doing[/i] it. It really makes me think about what [i]I[/i] would do. It makes me sick lol.

[quote name='Goodbye, Face'][font=arial][size=1]I keep hearing from fans of the band that this is their absolute worst album, so I basically skipped over it. I like Make Yourself Sick and their new s/t, though. I just keep hearing that this album was awful, so I'm intrigued that you like it.[/font][/size][/QUOTE] I like the concept behind it, I suppose. Things in my area of music that have an interesting back-story to boot are generally eaten up by me. To be honest it is the only album I've heard.... ..... :animeswea

[quote name='2007DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]It's the most frightening when you aren't fully sure what you intend on saying next... drives me insane...[/COLOR][/QUOTE] Plan it first ;)

I am against it, but I'll let people do what they want. As long as they don't tell me about it, or do it in front of me, I'm fine. They can be as homosexual as they want. It isn't really my problem to deal with, nor to change. I am just against it. I probably just said the same thing about four times. :animeswea

[quote name='Bombu'][color=darkred]... Gran Turismo for the stunning realism of the car models.[/color][/QUOTE] Did you actually say that? lol... Actually, I'm afraid epic sort of [i]does[/i] mean - how did you put it? - "medievel, swords, gauntlets, and all that". GTA is definitely not epic. Perhaps there is leeway for games to be considered 'epic' if they are 1) big and 2) good. [quote]... in terms of gameplay it is very simple[/quote] That has absolutely nothing to do with how epic a game is lol. And as for [quote]You think GTA isn't that great gameplay wise, but there's no denying that it's a hell of a lot of fun.[/quote] So is skimming stones. Fun does not make anything epic. It could be horrible, it could be frustrating, but it's the story and the environment and the characters that make a game epic. Don't forget the origins of the word "epic". I really really don't think you can apply that to GTA. Or Gran Turismo. ;) EDIT: I didn't actually say anything about my favourites, but I'm going with [b]Final Fantasy IX[/b] (obsessed with it at the moment). Clear cut, huge world, depth enough for a couple of replays [i]at least[/i] and a cast of characters that you can feel for. What more can be said? The usual storyline - but then they are sticking to a way of constructing a story that has been around for ages. People keep playing these types of games; there must be something good about them. :p

[quote name='I'm Not Nomura'][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Magenta"]Lately, I've been wanting to tune my guitar to Drop D, right now, it's tuned to regular, but I don't really feel like going through the tuning process, since I have a whammy bar on and everything..I have to loosen up abunch of crap to tune it. I'll try to upload old pictures of my Telecaster and Axceleator(bass) later. To Break. I can't fingerpick worth crap. I'm just so used to strumming. If you want something....nice and cheap...Get yourself either an Ibanez, or a Gibson. But if you're into the new kinds of Fenders, go for those too. Anybody besides me drool at the sights of Paul Reed Smith Singlecuts?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] Lately I've been scared to retune, or even restring, my guitars. I have snapped strings in the past and I don't like them snapping on me :( Fingerpicking did take longer to pick up than anything else. And classical pieces I always forget (except for that favourite piece I mentioned), so I need the sheet music/tab with me when I play. I am too lazy to remember past the first sections. Cheers for the recommendation.

[quote name='Mr. Maul'][SIZE=1]Limp Bizkit is one of those bands that is so laughably bad that you play one of their songs at a party just because you thought, "it'd be funny." [/SIZE][/QUOTE] I've actually done something like that lol. Three dollar bill was a good album though.

Pretentious music? Well, [b]Boys Night Out[/b] recorded a concept album called [i]Trainwreck[/i], which Wikipedia describes as: "... a tightly-knit concept album that followed the loss of sanity of one man following the murder of his wife he committed in his sleep." Lyrically, it's powerful and disturbing (although some of the vocals are overshadowed by the music, which is, on its own, very good). The guitar melodies are often unique, and make note, perhaps even key, changes you definitely wouldn't expect. It's aggressive, it's moving, it's gentle, it's energetic; basically a very good album. The track listing is as follows: 1. Introducing (3:37) 2. Dreaming (4:52) 3. Waking (3:36) 4. Sentencing (3:28) 5. Medicating (4:00) 6. Purging (3:39) 7. Relapsing (4:55) 8. Recovering (4:07) 9. Composing (5:49) 10. Disintegrating (4:14) 11. Healing (3:24) 12. Dying (6:40) The story is quite interesting in itself. You can read it [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainwreck_%28album%29"][COLOR="Red"][B]here.[/B][/COLOR][/URL]

Wide rule is silly. I have really small handwriting. I write wherever. In Word or in a notebook. I think it does have something to do with it - to be honest, there is something about typing a poem that makes it much easier to be creative than in a jotter or something. I dunno why.

Hence being a hermit (almost) and writing. No interruptions. ;)

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]*releases a fairy for the thread* I started playing Ocarina of Time again recently. This will make three times that I'll have played it to completion, plus once for Master Quest. That's not nearly as many times as A Link to the Past, and it's not even as old as LttP, but I keep feeling very nostalgic while playing it. I'm finding I still know the game incredibly well and as I do things I'll remember the first time I explored the area, or the first time I figured something out. It was the first Zelda game that I beat, back when I was eleven, and it was the game that started my obsession with the series, so it's special to me even if it's not my favorite. OoT really is a classic, even if I do think it's a bit overrated.[/color][/QUOTE] Yeah I started playing again, got to the Spirit Temple and decided that I actually didn't know how to get into the temple. I gave up and haven't played it for months. I really should stick at games more :p I know what you mean about the nostalgia though - it is an immense feeling to play something so brilliant.. again. Even though I haven't completed it, I am still looking forward to the day that I do.. lol. I think I [i]may[/i] have played Link's Awakening first, but I'm not sure...

[quote name='Clurr'][FONT="Arial"]Woops, I didn't mean that I wrote specifically FOR her. I do love what I write and I wouldn't write anything just because someone else wants me to.[/FONT][/QUOTE] Ah right. She's not your patroness then? :p I would. In fact, stuff I [i]do[/i] write for other people ends up getting a good reception. I'm a complete whore. lol.

[quote name='Clurr'][FONT="Arial"]Haha, well, even with my "ideal reader" I have troubles writing things. In fact, more often than not she'll get mad at me that I honestly can't write a story for her. :/[/FONT][/QUOTE] Write for [u]you[/u] and then see if she likes it. Writers are supposed to be arrogant and egotistical - [i]do it![/i] lol

[quote name='Bombu'][color=darkred]Me neither. My friend is always trying to force those two in particular on me. There are very few death metal and screaming/growling/throaty bands that I actually enjoy listening to. Arch Enemy, Carcass, In Flames, and Children of Bodom to name a couple.[/color][/QUOTE] DEATH METAL! That was what I couldn't think of. That is the genre I... 'hate' isn't strong enough... I execrate Death Metal ;)

[quote name='Clurr'][FONT="Arial"]King also suggests you find an Ideal Reader: someone you feel you're writing for. Mine is the friend I mentioned before--I write almost everything with her in mind. I suppose if you have an Ideal Reader then you'll be more inspired to right something for them. [/FONT][/QUOTE] Maybe I'm having problems because I write with me in mind lol.

I just have a cat, called Frankie, who's 20 years old and has one eye. His eye had to be removed after a car hit him (he survived it). I just think it's strange to have a cat [i]that[/i] old. EDIT: And who has one eye.

[quote name='Bombu'][color=darkred]Did you blow into the disc drive to get dust out?[/color][/QUOTE] Yeah, well, I tried to at least. It's an awkward place to blow into though :animestun Can you recommend anything else?

[quote name='Bombu'][color=darkred](unless you're in Slipknot and your required skill is to run and jump around the stage).[/color][/QUOTE] Hahaha, sounds about right. Don't think I'll even listen to Cannibal Corpse. Ever. In my whole life. The album art, the song names... I couldn't begin to think what they sounded like. I prefer something a lot more normal, like Glassjaw (I keep banging on about them lol).

Same kinda story really. I used to watch Cartoon network, a lot. And then this new thing called Toonami came up. There were adverts for this show called 'Dragonball Z' and I figured that I really liked the adverts. Then I really liked the show itself. On the same channel they showed Gundam Wing, which I liked a lot. A year ago they showed the first series (perhaps more?) of One Piece. This, I loved.

I really wanted to play my PS2 the other day, and it won't read discs. I tried a few, and each of those I tried a lot of times. I cleaned each disc with a special cleaner for them, but still they did not read. So I am wondering, what is the best way to fix this problem? Is there a way? I hear it is quite common a common problem as well, as I asked my friends. They got new PS2s to solve it, lol, but I don't have that kind of money. Help me!!

[quote name='The Boss'][color=darkred][size=1]Or, my favorite part, just emmerse yourself in pop culture, movies, music, televisions, etc.[/color][/size][/QUOTE] That doesn't work for me lol. I always ask the question, "How can I write extraordinary things if I live an ordinary life?" I ask it because recently I have been going out with my friends a lot more, drinking until my head falls off, going out some more, sleeping in, generally being very lazy. When I think "Oooh I want to write something!" I try and try to think of something to write about, but nothing comes. In the course of the day, however, I'll think of one line for a potential poem, something really witty and different. This, as you can guess, does not really work without the rest of the poem, lol. So what I do is I keep a little notebook of all these 'one-liners' - I write it down, bother the Muses no longer, shut the book and get on with my life. The French author Flaubert was convinced that you could only write if you kept yourself to yourself. This works. When I was at university I wrote well over a hundred poems, possibly even more than that. Why? Because I was working more - I had my own space, and could choose to not be overly social for a while without too much hassle. I would socialise, but not to an extreme. But a temporary cure? Take a walk, somewhere nice and pretty, sit down (you don't have to - I don't) and [i]think[/i] about a poem about the place. Perhaps you could add more depth by making it a story. Walks are always good for writer's block. You can vary them how you want to as well - if you're feeling urban, take a walk around town; if you feel adventurous, go find a forest or something. It can be anything you want really. The next step is up to you: your [b]imagination[/b]. This is like an eternally-hungry, temperamental beast. You have to keep it well fed with books, poetry, music, and maybe even newspapers. It grows with everything you read - so read more, for a long-term solution. And when it sleeps, let it sleep! There's nothing worse than waking it up to produce a crappy, forced piece of writing - you will feel worse for trying, trust me. You should wait it out when it is dormant, and all the while just [u]read read read[/u]! I am suffering this terrible ailment at the moment, and I'm seriously considering Flaubert's option! :p

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']You're assuming that a lack of vocal response means that people really are apathetic and don't care.[/QUOTE] When people are [i]too[/i] vocal, which they can be, it really annoys me. They pipe up about everything and anything they can find, and are terribly self-righteous. It's like watching ten Oxfam adverts in a row, with more aggressive narrators. I hate it so much lol.

Has Des got Final Fantasy III for the DS? Maybe he'll like that.