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Yep, it's easy to forget what a great bench they had last year.

I'm trying not to worry too much about the Warriors. They definitely were missing Igualda (sp?) for a few weeks though. Right now they are handling the Lakers, so that is good news. It's a tough conference. They haven't had much trouble with the sub-500 teams, so I think it will balance out by the end of the season.

Today I used a Walmart gift card and bought a new mattress for the RV. It's memory foam, and I'm very excited to have it for our upcoming trips.

So my Christmas plans have been way simpler since one side of my family cut off contact. It was a bit weird last year, but this year I'm actually enjoying the fact I don't have to travel. We also take the money we don't spend on gifts for that side and buy presents for families in need, and that is enjoyable. I did most of my shopping on Amazon this year. We will be having dinner with my wife's family on Christmas Eve, and then hosting them for a Christmas day brunch.

Anyone else intrigued by Verdun? WWI FPS with some interesting multiplayer ideas?

I'm pretty sure the numbers were just the US. The highest numbers were among those who have been medically retired, so that is clearly a major factor. Apparently the whole mental health services has been completely lacking, and it is really only starting to be implemented in many departments in the last few years.

I've been attending a Citizen's Police Academy class for a few weeks, it is a way for our local police department to get input from the community and allows them to run a volunteer program. I was shocked to learn that police officers are 3 times more likely to commit suicide than die in the line of duty. That's horrific. So go hug a cop or something, jesus.

Bo Jackson is on his way to your place to prove a point. Bo knows, Volo. Bo knows.

If you didn't like the first Hobbit, I doubt this will change your mind.

Yeah, but you have to choice not to tolerate it and not buying it. Members of the koala nation have some beaurocrats deciding it for them. Poor schmucks. So I get that, but I think I might prefer the crying koala, because there are other elements of the game that interest me.

Geez, I've got a pretty high tolerance for messed up stuff, but the description of that abortion clinic scene made me cringe.

I doubt the developers pay that close attention to these types of threads.

I'm not sure why it is only parents with newborns. My toddler has put the kibosh on plenty potential workouts. So Tuesday I went for a run. I had homework clinic after work, and it is dark by the time I get home, so I thought I'd do a quick run before my first class. The only issue was I was wearing boxers. Somehow I got a rash on a very sensitive area from running. It hurts to pee now.

Why would I care about balance in a single player game? Arcanum had fantastic character creation.

I do want to be careful with the term 'beliefs' here, because I am more interested in helping my children be tolerant and open-minded than having them follow any specific dogma. As for being dumb teenagers, my job is to just do my best to make sure they survive the experience.

I pumped 80 hours of time into it in about a week, so I can't complain. The toolset was the real gem for me. If you own Shadowrun and haven't tried at least one of the user created adventures, you aren't really making full use of the game. Although I think it will be more interesting to see how good the mod community after a year and the expansion. Heck, they already fixed the save system.

It didn't help that the name was a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Beat my 2nd boss in Rogue Legacy. Woot! It was the forest skull. I beat him with a gigantic Hokage. I thought he'd be dead meat, since he is too big to avoid damage, but that extra reach really helped.

Eh, it sounds like a lot of work. It actually kind of sounds like Vanguard.

That's why you are the besterest. I haven't been disappointed by anything, but I've only received Shadowrun as a pledgee. I happily bought Expedition Conquistadors and FTL though, and they were great. I expect to be let down a bit by a few of the Sierra Alum making games, but honestly I felt I owed them for all the great childhood memories. Shroud of the Avatar might be a bomb too, but I put a low bid in.

Yeah, that Ruh(hic)anger line is badly written. The bullet to the knee doesn't bother me as much, it isn't that blatant.

DX:HR is definitely a FPS. After the tutorial it does slow down quite a bit though. It's basically a shooter for the first 30 minutes, and then you can play anyway you want after. I have trouble with the fast paced FPS games as well, but DX:HR never bothered me.

That's cool to hear about Age of Decadence. I plan on buying it eventually too.

That's funny because I dropped D3 super fast, while I finished up XCOM, DXHR, FONV, and SR.

Martian Memorandum was one of the first games I remember playing on my dad's 386. That being said, I doubt they've aged well.