LadyCrimson

I have one of those. It's more than half full of raw, uncompressed FNV videos that I still can't make myself delete. I need to get another one for other backup stuff again. Also...I hate FOX and their blackout contracts on MLB. I pay MLB for their MLB tv, I should be able to watch any game using it. IMO. Curse you FOX.

Not from me. I watched it for a few years. Lost interest when Cowell left tho. I tried, but without his "mean" wit & interactions w/the others I find AI kind of boring. Such shows have so much boring fluff filler that if the judges don't work for you, it's hard to watch for long. imo. Sometimes I watch the singer-only clips on YT but that's about it now. I'm liking The Voice a lot more at the moment. It still has a lot of filler but just nice to see something a bit different from AI I guess. I'm sure I'll get bored of it before long...it was mostly the blind auditions I liked so much, + Adam & Blake are funny.

Getting ready for a SG-1 marathon. Netflix has all 10 seasons on instant. Haven't seen the earlier seasons in a long while. Forgot how in the 1st episode, Sam makes a MacGyver reference. Haha, funny. Long live Richard Dean Anderson.

The trailer makes it seem a lot more interesting to me than the 1st DLC. I much prefer more world space vs. what seemed to be in Dead Money. Going to have to make a new character who actually finishes the game again, just in case I want to go ahead and get this. Was going to wait for all DLC's first, but...eh...I've been bored.

My new favorite YT video: Why I Like Tyrion (Joffrey Gets Slapped)

I'm having a difficult time feeling like I'm really doing anything in Amnesia. It's a tense/suspenseful march around, looking for keys or whatnot, but actual motivation to keep on progressing is a little light, for me. The scripted flashbacks & such are a bit immersion breaking too. But I'm still enjoying it for the "scares" and fun of wondering what's around the corner.

That pic is I don't mind talky per se & I didn't expect this series to be a fight action-fest since I did read the book. Some of my favorite films are like one long series of conversations...but depends on how it's done. Maybe it's because with a long series it starts to feel drawn out soap opera style. Or how Shakespeare on the actual stage can be awesome but often filmed versions (even Branagh's stuff) can never quite capture it (imo). But it wouldn't surprise me for the series to be like the book, for me ... kind of a struggle to get through most of it but by the very end I'm suddenly "MORE I WANT MORE." So I'm patiently waiting.

My husband, who hasn't read the book, when the episode ended: "That was unexpected." (reaction to the very very end/Tyrion) but also: "That wasn't nearly as interesting as the previous episodes." (for me, I'm still going to watch every week and I still like it, but I still feel like something is missing.)

I like Amnesia so far. It's not as shock-scary as System Shock2 was (yet), but it definitely gives you that tension filled sense of dread as you're stomping along through dark hallways and rooms. I'd say "sneaking" along, but Daniel's footsteps are so loud I'm not sure you could call it sneaking. The use of darkness and light (candles, your oil lamp) is a much better example of such than the flashlight in Doom3. Much much better.

Bigger as in a bigger hit (under rated?), more gameplay/things to do or bigger environments? I was interested in the game but I never got around to it. I mean that it's a bit underated. The concept it's truly attractive; a Diablo clone with FPS mechanics, it's just one of those things that make sad that people are so obsessed with top notch performance that they can't look past it into the finer points of games. The good news it's that it will be making a comeback....in Korea What I couldn't stand about the game were the sections that played like, I dunno, a bad strategy game. The weird little mission set pieces vs. the normal action-rpg gameplay. Couldn't stand that....otherwise it wasn't a bad game for singleplayer, imo (never tried MP). Not great, but not worthy of total bashing either. I just bought Amnesia: The Dark Descent, because it has decent overall reviews + I figured it's not the kind of game I typically play, so maybe it won't bore me to tears from the "same as it ever was" syndrome. Plus I wouldn't mind a "scary" game.

The Way Back - 6/10. Beautiful scenery. Some good acting. But lacking characterization that makes you care whether anybody survives or not, so the whole trek eventually starts to feel a bit too long. That kind of thing. So good, but not great.

Bought more system RAM for a total of 12GB. I wanted 24 but I would've had to buy the entire amount new (to get 24 in my case/slots & be matched) & that would've been a lot more. So I had to buy (3x2GB) of the same that I already had...only $100. Not as RAM-studly as I wanted to be, but still more than I had before. Now just need an upgraded video card. Still not sure which yet...keep hoping prices will fall a bit more first...

If I could toss Lackey into the lion pit, I would. Watched ballgame. Bought a Bradley Cooper 7-11 cup filled with cola Slurpee. Sat in the sun. Surfed the web. Now wishing the neighbor would move her car so I can squeeze my own car out of the driveway to run errands.

The Hawaiian restaurant is a sort of fast-food grill type place. Does BBQ meats, seafood (mahi mahi!) and things like that. Also, a lot of Spam dishes. Apparently Spam is popular in Hawaii. So nothing special but it's tasty. I usually go for the BBQ beef & chicken. And today I'm starting to think about putting the A/C unit back in this room. We really need to insulate the roof space someday.

So far, I've coughed a lot. Time to put some clothes on and grab some take-out lunch. Chinese or Hawaiian, that is the question.

A few games of Solitaire. Sometimes it surprises me how addicting it can be for an hour or so. I used to love playing the various styles of solitare, with real cards. Some of them are rather elaborate. But it's so much easier to just click the mouse.

That's the root of my lack of motivation to get the game. I'm sure I'd like the game if I could sit down and play it for several days in a row, but I have the attention span of gnat the past few months.

Watched the 1st episode of The Voice (singing show...). It has the terrible, too-much-filler format of all such shows (which I FF'd thru) but the actual parts where hopefuls sang to the backs of the famous-coaches chairs/heads was different. Since coaches couldn't see the singers, they were judging voice, not looks/style. Also, no terrible singers for mean-comedy value. Beats American Idol, imo. Which isn't hard I suppose.

It's not very complicated...just a lot of hotkeys+easy mouse-click access to skills, typically including crafting skills as well as combat. Or one's mount. Plus spell effects you have on yourself/chat menus. You should see some of the GUI mods people use in WoW. Now those are complicated/crazy. Literally can barely see the actual game for all the stuff...

Ding dong the wicked warlock is dead. ...I'm not into celebrating death per se, but I'm glad he's gone. As Hurlshot said...one less monster in the world. Between this news & last nights hilarious 'roasting' of Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner, I'm sure Obama's chances of 4 more years will be looking better...at least for a while.

--maybe Sean Bean is a bit typecast as the gloomy fantasy male, but he's really good at it --Jamie Lannister gets better every week --Tyrion Lannister, ditto --Daenerys's character progression/growth still compels me. I perk up during her segments --sometimes it's hard to watch when I know the outcomes of certain plot points already --I'm tired of the dragoneggs. --actor playing Jon Snow isn't doing it for me --the constant switching of PoV every 2 minutes is starting to annoy me a little, like it did in the book. It's not a major thing, but...

The Red Sox just scored two runs against Felix and I nearly fainted from shock. Looks like another nice day, so after the ballgame I'm going to go for a cruise with the camera. Maybe with a deli sandwich in tow.

Finally watched The Expendables. It was ok. Not as over the top silly as I was expecting, except near the end. One brief bit as Stallone is was hilarious, with that huge gun popping baddies like a video game almost. The movie, however, has an awesome soundtrack. It's the new listening fave at the moment.

Tomatoes planted. Snoozed in the sun (it's a nice day). Forums & stuff. Lunch. Now I'm going back outside to listen to some tunes & read/snooze in the sun some more. Life is good.

...and yeah, the treasure hunting/collecting sounded like something else I'd like, from one review I read. The rift randomish grouping and collecting. The rest not so much. Well, if I get motivated in the next few days I may buy it. It's only money right. If I do I'll make sure to join that server.