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I never finished it either. Itching to reinstall it though. I've finished very few games, and even fewer without cheating. Nowadays I don't cheat, I just break monitors when I die.

Maybe my social science degree can go towards curing Bloaty Head and The Squits?
 
I never played Dungeon Keeper but now that you mention it, recently a friend of mine wanted me to start playing it with him, I don't remember who it was though :(

My main problem in Theme Hospital was trying to do everything neat and pretty and losing too much time with it....
 
Crazy? Well, yes, a bit. . .

But remember: I'm 31 years old. My first job was in 1994. I first delivered pizza in 1996-7. My second pizza delivery stint was in 2002-03.

I've been much less crazy since I turned 21, and even less crazy since undergrad.

But, you're right, I'm still all sorts of crazy. :D
 
I forgot you could play the old Bullfrog games via TCP/IP. Crazy stuff! You can plant litter bomb's in a person's hospital and create extra mess for their janitors.

@FormerlyCrazyGun: I like to think I've left most of my crazy side behind, but who knows... That's the trouble with an addictive personality. I stopped myself buying beer tonight for me and the girlfriend.

I'm making spaghetti and meatballs, but the tomato sauce and the meatballs will be from scratch. It's sadly the most adventurous thing I've ever made. My dad was a top chef at the Eden Project, cooked for the crew of a James Bond film, and met the Queen, but I didn't have the passion for food when he was alive that I do now. My mum has offered me cooking tips, but she doesn't use herbs, spices, garlic or very fresh ingredients for that matter. And she used to burn frozen pizzas under the grill when I was a wee boy. Wish me luck.

EDIT: Why is there always MP available when I'm busy. Arrgh. Half tempted to play D2 and make her a sandwich for tea <evil grin> :P
 
Well...Diablo bit the dust in anti-climatic fashion and his poor drops reflected it. It was a weird battle, as soon as he appeared he made a v-line straight towards my Sorc, I thought I was in trouble but for some odd reason he veared off and it was like he had a vendetta against my merc. He never payed any attention to my Sorc as she basically parked herself right by him and spammed static field until the merc died, I would resurrect and rinse and repeat. Battle lasted mabe 5-6 minutes mainly due to resurrection trips back to Tyrael.

I'll order a shot of Jager....screw that just pass the bottle.
 
I remember Dungeon Keeper - I tried reinstalling it last year, but it crashed everytime before it even loaded. Even after following the 'run in win95/whatever' advice, so never got to give it a go again. I never actually got into the levels - just the first few - but remember it being interesting.

I finally got around to restringing my guitar, and love the new strings. Firstly, the old set was missing my high e string, so there's a noticable difference there. ;) And then there's no grit or oils on them yet, so sound much cleaner. :) I'm absolutely terrified of the restringing process - merely because I hate them snapping, and don't think I'm a good restringer - but the sound is that much more rewarding to play.
I'm going to give the Tristram theme another good go now I've got my string back, and also going to try to record some random song parts - a bit of Rammstein acoustic, couple of cartoon themes. I have quite a bit of variety in what I learn, but I only half learn most things because I move too quickly onto the next tune/song.
I was just watching a few Rammstein acousticly, and some of them were good.
 
Restringing guitars is fun! I've been doing it for almost 20 years, and love it for all the reasons you mention... and still fear it for similar reasons as well.

When tuning (here's what works for me):
1) First (with the lowest 4 strings), tune to proper pitch, then beat the crap out of them for about 5 minutes. Then re-tune: they'll pretty much stay there (rather, there will be no worries about the strings stretching out with use, but you will have to re-tune occasionally).

2) For the highest strings (B and high E) tune 1/2 step low, then beat the crap out of, then tune proper and tug on with fingers for several seconds. Do not be gentle. Play several songs or solos without tuning. Then tune proper: they will pretty much stay right.

3) Tune the entire guitar, high to low, then play for awhile, then tune high to low. You should be set (with regular tunings) for some number of months/years (as long as you don't beat the crap out of your strings: I've had the same set of strings on my guitars for over 3 years. Yep, they're a bit dirty, and a bit tired. Yep, they could use a change. And yep, they stay in tune.)

Tune slowly, do not be impatient.

Every few months or weeks, take a damp rag and thoroughly wipe down the guitar. You should be able to clean most of the buildup off the fretboard.

Every few years, remove all strings from the guitar, clean thoroughly with water, rub some sort of oil into the wood (if your guitar is really wood, otherwise don't bother), then restring as above, starting with the middle strings.


This has worked for me for some 10 years. I hope it helps.

And I started watching some history-channel thing about Woodstock, just as I was getting into some playing of the Whackadin (who is whacking away with no troubles in A1, but I rarely have any trouble in A1 anymore), so I s&e'd and cracked another Arrogant Bastard: GOOD TIMES!!!

Cheers! :guiness:
 
Sorry I didn't respond to the @work hijinx for both FastE and JayGun. I thought they were great (though the story about Chuckles the cat reminded me all too much of my own weed-loving cat. Elliot was da coolest...).

My buddies always used to have a ton of stories to tell about work, their cool friends, and all the trouble they'd get into. As for me, though, I've usually worked in some stodgy places, and often I'm left alone to do my work, so not too much crazy stuff has happened in my work life.

...*snip* I had just written this huge diatribe about one story, but it's one of those stories you get halfway through and you realize it's pretty friggin' pointless and everyone would be better off having never heard it. :coffee:

My best work story? I'm having sex with my supervisor. You already know that, but I can't top it.

I hope pancake remembered tonight was the series premier for Top Gear. I can't wait to get home and watch it.

Coffee please. Work's a pain (literally; my hands and neck are killing me).
 
Woo! TRM's back!

Well, I'm not so much gleeful about TRM's return than the series of commercials I just saw:

1) a very serious commercial about gastric bypass surgery. (Do a google if you're unsure what this is. . . go on, we'll wait: clicky!

This was followed by:
a commercial for "the largest buffet restaurant in North Texas, featuring "fresh" sushi and a mongolian grill!

HA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA! :rolf:

Good times!

SO: I'll have another Arrogant Bastard! Looks like I'm staying up late, for sure!
 
There's another reason to hate restringing - there's so many 'methods' that all work. And:

Jamesixgun said:
and still fear it for similar reasons as well.
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After 20 years of restringing, you still fear it because of the fear of one snapping. I don't know if it'll get more comfortable or easier.

Anyway, my method is starting from the high e string (get the worst/most likely to snap done first) and string that one up, then B -> G -> D -> A -> E. (Highest to lowest.)

Once they're tuned, lift the string at different frets to try to work out any tightness or knots, and retune. Is it the best way, or would I recommend it? Probably not, but I'm happy with how they usually turn out.
I wipe the frets down each time one string at a time to remove any grit.

I've heard using water/dampness on guitar wood isn't a good idea, as the wood absorbs it, and it requires more specialised products.

I'm currently playing tuned down half a step, because many songs require it tuned down anyway, and you just put a capo on 1st fret for standard tuning anyway. I'm also happier because it means I don't have to tighten the high E string any further. ;)

I don't know about your climate, but I'm happy to replace my strings every 3-5 months. Here it's quite humid, so there's moisture around anyway, but my strings tend to rust a little around 4+ months. It may be my hand oils too though. The change in tone/brightness is worth the restringing so I don't mind.

Also, I have a fear of removing all the strings at once. I've heard so many differences in opinions about a guitar warping and the neck bending without the tension. Honestly, I've heard so many people say it can and others say it can't happen, that I couldn't believe one over the other, and I just figure it's better to only try fix it when it needs it. It's perfectly fine, so why tamper?

If you've got your opinion of that, share it. Maybe one day I'll decide to believe one way or the other. ;)

Also, finished Belgarath the Sorcerer again a few nights ago. I'm going to get Polgara The Sorceress, as I haven't read that yet, as part of my remembrance of D. Eddings.

Edit: These noodles I'm eating are too hot, so I'll edit my post to say: WoT! Almost.
And that show - with the Sylvester cat - "I taught I tore a putty tat." is on at the moment. It's Tuesday evening here. I didn't know Loony Toons was still watched.
 
jamesixgun said:
Woo! TRM's back!
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Did I really disappear for that long? I know I quieted down some when Thy gave me that loud public "SHHHHH!!" yesterday, but I think everything's back to normal.

...I haven't got much to share on the guitar stringing or Dungeon Keeper/Theme Hospital. No clue what those are about. :D

Man, I could use a pick-me-up. Anyone have any ideas for a quick shot of positivity? ...or where to find some X? :shhh: I kid, of course.

But within every joke there's a kernel of truth...


 
Ok.

As to tuning highest to lowest: it doesn't matter.

Tip two is perfectly sound, but not strictly necessary: some rocking-out playing accomplishes the same result

I said damp not wet. A bit of damp rag will not hurt anything. If you're worried, use ethyl alcohol (but that will dry the wood. . . better yet, use a dry lint-free cloth). I use damp rag with no difficulties (and I play on a Tacoma C1C Chief that's almost 15 years old).

Climate is a different story. If your guitar is made of solid wood, it must be kept between 30% and 70% moisture (or better yet, 40% to 60%). If you can't manage that wherever you are (and I usually can't), keeping it in the case when not in use is perfectly fine. . . and a couple of hours out for playing time won't hurt anything, not very much anyway.

If your guitar is made of composite or plywood or some sort of sandwich made of wood and plastic, you have no worries. (There is some worry with plywood, since it is all wood with some glue, and will change slightly with weather. . . But not like natural wood, which is extremely malleable.)

As for rusting. . . I've never had this problemt.

Removing strings for ~1/2 hour or so will never hurt anything. The wood is plenty used to being in 1) the position it was grown in; and 2) the position it was built to be stretched to. Between those positions, it's fairly flexible (which is why the neck doesn't snap when you bang on it, if you bang on it like I do).

As far as "It's perfectly fine, so why tamper": This is the best advice ever, for any subject, and the best possible recommendation for guitars. :D


And no idea on the X, TRM. . . I wish I did, sort of.

And you haven't been gone long at all, I'm just glad some other barflies are around at 2am! :wave:
 
I'll try "rocking-out" next time. :) Sounds a lot more fun than manually going through various frets and lifting etc.

I think I misinterpreted that 'dampness.' I know I did actually. I had an idea that a slight dampness wasn't that bad, but thanks for confirming.

One of my last strings was so bad that it actually cut into my finger while sliding. The rust cut pretty awkwardly, although I did see it coming. The string was just terribly gritty, and I quickly decided to restring after that. I think it might be some of the oils in my hands.

Thanks for the ideas and comments. It really helps, and I'll keep this in mind.
 
Rocking out is what guitars are made for! Good times.

and I need to pull mine out and give them a thorough banging

I've had a bit of a finger cut before. . . no good. But, one thing I forgot: after playing, and before putting away, wipe the strings with a dry cloth (just rub a rag over the strings, up and down the neck, all the way to the bridge). This will remove some of the oils and dampness that lead to rust.

And keep rocking, whatever you do, and however you string or play your guitars! Again, they're made for rocking out, and as long as you're rocking, you're doing just fine! :D



Edit: Wow! It's late! Jeez!

I haven't been up this late in quite some time (or this drunk: jeez)!

Good Times!

But it's tab-closing time for the crazy jaygun. . . only about another 12oz of Arrogant Bastard to pound down. . . Yum.

Goodnight Bar! :cheers: :wave:
 
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Man, I could use a pick-me-up. Anyone have any ideas for a quick shot of positivity?
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Nice Weather For Ducks

@TRM: I've 'acquired' some Goldie albums, that Jesse Rose album and I think one more that you mentioned. It's a little sad it's taken me 15 years to listen to Timeless, which is an awesome album. I didn't much like Jesse Rose, he sounded a too bit like precisely-crafted Ministry of Sound pish. You've just posted far too much in the music thread, so gimme a couple of weeks and I might be able to acquire those.


 
@FastE: Sad to say (for myself, anyway; most people would run away screaming if they were forced to listen for too long), I don't have any of those individual songs. They all came from internet radio shows (DJ Dylan as a label head is a great source for awesome music). But I still love them. If you find a way to acquire any of that, be sure to let me know. :wink: For all the Current Value songs I've suggested, I'm surprised I don't have any single songs of his. Hmm.

Awesome that you're into Timeless. There's lots of times I love to hear that old school sound. No one does it any more. The art of the snare rush died... or, maybe has morphed with the likes of Current Value and Donny, since they use it so heavily. On the old Goldie front, I'd also suggest Saturnz Return and The Incredible Sound of Drum and Bass (great acronym!). ISoDaB and AK1200's Prepare For Assault were probably the two most influential DNB albums I've had; without them, I doubt my musical tastes would be where they are today.

Not surprised with the Jesse Rose album, though. It's playful house and nothing more. I still really like tracks 1, 3, 5, and that other Hot Chip track (not certain on the tracks, but they showcase my love of tech-house), but there are certainly a couple really useless tracks there.

I wish I had a bunch more new (to me) stuff. So hard to find good new music...

No time to check that link: I'll hit it when I get home from work. But thanks for trying to help out!
 
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