ioupain
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I noticed.
OT: The Daily Thread
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I noticed.
The first rule of single player club is, you do not talk about the rules. The second rule of single player club is, you do not talk about the rules.
Drinking and posting can be bad news, everyone knows it.
Unfortunately.. we forget when we've been drinking.
Unfortunately.. we forget when we've been drinking.
T72on1
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12 days without a post in this thread? Come on people !!!
RL: things are getting even busier than they already were, with preparations for the next soccer season, the preparations of the annual school festivities, lots of birthday and other parties everywhere, ... Not ideal, as I have already been training a lot for my ultra in June, and this period my training volume should only even increase. I really have to squeeze those training moments in between everything else unfortunately, and due to the combination of training and the other activities I'm starting to feel a bit tired.
But that's something that can be expected when you decided to participate in such a mountain ultra, when you also want to commit to a lot of social activites in your neighbourhood, right? So I shouldn't complain too much about it.
D2: trying to find the time for RFL 2. Currently some 14 hours in with one more week to go, so it will be a close call. Yesterday afternoon I could have played for one hour longer, but got bored of Travincal runs after 90 minutes. So I decided to start a Trapsin, as a change of pace, and because I have been wanting to do that for quite some time now.
OVG: maybe when a day has 48 hours instead of 24?
RL: things are getting even busier than they already were, with preparations for the next soccer season, the preparations of the annual school festivities, lots of birthday and other parties everywhere, ... Not ideal, as I have already been training a lot for my ultra in June, and this period my training volume should only even increase. I really have to squeeze those training moments in between everything else unfortunately, and due to the combination of training and the other activities I'm starting to feel a bit tired.
But that's something that can be expected when you decided to participate in such a mountain ultra, when you also want to commit to a lot of social activites in your neighbourhood, right? So I shouldn't complain too much about it.
D2: trying to find the time for RFL 2. Currently some 14 hours in with one more week to go, so it will be a close call. Yesterday afternoon I could have played for one hour longer, but got bored of Travincal runs after 90 minutes. So I decided to start a Trapsin, as a change of pace, and because I have been wanting to do that for quite some time now.
OVG: maybe when a day has 48 hours instead of 24?
John Remedy
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RL: Went to a wrestling show with a friend. Split days off this week, so a lazy evening planned with my face in a Lovecraft novel.
D2: Actually yes. Dusted off a FanaZealot parked in A2. Had my fill of Grim Dawn and couldn't think of a game that would scratch the ARPG itch other than the one that started it all.
OVG: A little Rocket League to pass the time, and catching some streams of Last Epoch, which I backed on Kickstarter.
D2: Actually yes. Dusted off a FanaZealot parked in A2. Had my fill of Grim Dawn and couldn't think of a game that would scratch the ARPG itch other than the one that started it all.
OVG: A little Rocket League to pass the time, and catching some streams of Last Epoch, which I backed on Kickstarter.
T72on1
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RL: had a good 34K training run with some 1200 metres of altitude gain, but still feeling a little bit tired. Main problem probably is that I'm having stomach issues lately, and as such might not absorb the much needed vitamins and other good stuff from my food like I should. I have had stomach issues before, but it's been quite a while. Timing surely is far from perfect, as the ultra is coming closer and closer, and being able to keep on eating and drinking will be key.
D2: I managed to do 20 hours on RFL round 2 in the end, but it was close, and I really needed to squeeze in playing time here and there. At times it was more stress than fun, so I don't plan to do the same for round 3. If I manage a full batch, fine. If I don't, fine too. Before the next round starts, I hope to be able to do some caster amulet crafting and a few test runs with my Javazon in AS. But it will be hard to find the time for that as well.
OVG: I got all nostalgic over one of my favourite games of old time, the original Unreal Tournament. So when I got a message from GoG on Friday that the game was discounted to 2.99 dollar (some 2.70 euro for me), I immediately bought and installed it. I didn't have time, but still squeezed in some 10 minutes. Afterwards I was feeling a bit nauseous though. It's only the second time ever that I had motion sickness. The first time was with the original Unreal. I have played both Unreal and Unreal Tournament, as well as other FPS games, a whole lot, so I was a bit surprised by the motion sickness. But then again not so much, as I've been really tired lately, and as such much more susceptible to motion sickness.
I'll probably give it another whirl at some point, but I already suspect that nostalgia just got the better of me and I don't really enjoy the game so much anymore nowadays.
D2: I managed to do 20 hours on RFL round 2 in the end, but it was close, and I really needed to squeeze in playing time here and there. At times it was more stress than fun, so I don't plan to do the same for round 3. If I manage a full batch, fine. If I don't, fine too. Before the next round starts, I hope to be able to do some caster amulet crafting and a few test runs with my Javazon in AS. But it will be hard to find the time for that as well.
OVG: I got all nostalgic over one of my favourite games of old time, the original Unreal Tournament. So when I got a message from GoG on Friday that the game was discounted to 2.99 dollar (some 2.70 euro for me), I immediately bought and installed it. I didn't have time, but still squeezed in some 10 minutes. Afterwards I was feeling a bit nauseous though. It's only the second time ever that I had motion sickness. The first time was with the original Unreal. I have played both Unreal and Unreal Tournament, as well as other FPS games, a whole lot, so I was a bit surprised by the motion sickness. But then again not so much, as I've been really tired lately, and as such much more susceptible to motion sickness.
I'll probably give it another whirl at some point, but I already suspect that nostalgia just got the better of me and I don't really enjoy the game so much anymore nowadays.
John Remedy
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RL: Caught up on UFC. Work sucks. Need to read up on D&D theorycrafting ready for Sunday.
D2: Pushing the FanaZealot through A4/5 but my attention isn't there.
OVG: A little bit of Rocket League and then a big push in indie RPG gem Chronicon.
D2: Pushing the FanaZealot through A4/5 but my attention isn't there.
OVG: A little bit of Rocket League and then a big push in indie RPG gem Chronicon.
ioupain
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@Fast Eddie I didn't realise you were back! How have you been?
John Remedy
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@ioupainmax I'm good - just passed two years sober so things are much better now. Thought I'd stop by the old stomping grounds now I'm playing once or twice a week rather than once or twice a year. Lost all my stashes but excited about getting back to glories past. Haven't seen too many familiar faces yet - but my memory is shocking after fourteen years of substance abuse ;-) I still talk to TheReadMenace, Pijus, JayGun and Dune on the interwebs. I hope you are well.
ioupain
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@Fast Eddie Congrats on the sobriety!
Did you ever get those tattoos you were discussing way back when?
I'm doing well thanks, I don't play much SP these days, but I'm playing once a week on Europe HC Ladder in a small group with @T72on1 and some guys from the Amazon Basin.
Did you ever get those tattoos you were discussing way back when?
I'm doing well thanks, I don't play much SP these days, but I'm playing once a week on Europe HC Ladder in a small group with @T72on1 and some guys from the Amazon Basin.
Kestegs
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@Fast Eddie Glad to hear things are going well for you and you're sober. Not an easy thing to do, so well done!
I'm getting horrible motion sickness playing Half-Life 2. It's really annoying because it's a beast of a game but I can't keep playing for more than 10 minutes without feeling funny. Anything above 25 minutes and I feel like I've downed a bottle of whiskey without the good part of actually being drunk. I've never ever experienced this with any other game. Even with games on the same engine - no problems at all. I think I've read it's something about the Field of View being too narrow or other such theories. Still furious that I can't finish it.
Not to be offtopic
RL: Working overtime tomorrow as things are getting hairy. The workload isn't really that big but everything is fast-track and super complicated. I do love my not-so-new job, tho, so I think I'll be fine working a little extra.
D2: Pushing the Sorcie to 94 on /players1 AT runs. After that's done I'll probably do some research on what shield can I use on my Trav Zealot until I can get my hands on HoZ. I might come to the conclusion that it's best to wait for one to drop or actually run Mephisto which I haven't done in awhile. Or Hell Andy, I need SoJ's anyway. And a few Gheed's. All of mine have horrible rolls. 3/5 have 20%MF
OVG: Haven't played anything else recently. I might at some point fire up the good old Counter-Strike 1.6. Still not a fan of Global Offensive and I don't think my laptop can run it smoothly since it's an Intel HD video crap. And my PC is currently serving as a home cinema/server/gamepad gaming station so there's that
John Remedy
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I still have space on my back and a leg, but a lot of things got done
Bless you for remembering weird things about an internet stranger. TheReadMenace and I actually started an MP game last night on Hamachi. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same, right? @kestegs Thank you there, nice to see you! Your post count looks a little higher than when I last poked my head in the EMB
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RL: For a pen and paper game, D&D can be really expensive
Not enough coffee to survive work... Day off tomorrow, hopefully things will get done.D2: Some MP with Trim. Necro/Pally combo to ease us back into the game.
OVG: Still infatuated with Chronicon.
T72on1
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RL: I went to see a doctor to test if I have any deficiencies (vitamins, iron, ...). She should have the results of the blood tests this afternoon. As it often goes though, after seeing her, I'm already feeling much better. Energy levels are back up where they should be. My 26K training on Monday, where I included a fast 15K in the last part, went very well. Only the issues with my stomach remain, so that's something that still should improve. I have a 50K test race on Sunday, should be a good opportunity how the stomach reacts to eating and drinking a lot while running.
The Zugspitz Supertrail is only a month away, so at times I'm starting to get a little nervous. Not the 'I won't be able to do this' kinda nervous, but more the 'it's my birthday in a few days, I'm excited to see which presents I'll get' kind of nervous, like you were when you were a kid.
D2: did a bit of AS running with my Javazon for the third round of RFL, but not much. Last week I didn't play at all except for our weekly group game. This week won't be much different I'm afraid. After that I should get a bit more time.
OVG: not even close.
The Zugspitz Supertrail is only a month away, so at times I'm starting to get a little nervous. Not the 'I won't be able to do this' kinda nervous, but more the 'it's my birthday in a few days, I'm excited to see which presents I'll get' kind of nervous, like you were when you were a kid.
D2: did a bit of AS running with my Javazon for the third round of RFL, but not much. Last week I didn't play at all except for our weekly group game. This week won't be much different I'm afraid. After that I should get a bit more time.
OVG: not even close.
RL: Anyone else ever feel like their life only exists for some sadist to have fun with your misery? Some time ago i mentioned seeing a girl that seemed nice during lunch break. We agreed to walk during lunch break together 3 times. She didn't show up for two of those. I mean, if you don't want to go walk with me that's fine, of course not fun to hear but i can deal with that. But to say yes, let me leave a bit early to pick her up and take a detour just to let me stand in front of her office waiting like some moron for someone that doesn't show up instead of just saying you don't want to go walk with me just seems cruel.
You'd think from there things can only get better. That's where you're wrong. Not when you're me. Pretty much right after that happened i got a new colleague. One that i get along great with. Unfortunately too great because i like her more than you should like a colleague. Plus i knew she already had someone. And today i found out she's playing for the other team as well. So my chances went from 'when hell freezes over' to 'not even if you're the last man on earth'. I wasn't gonna get her anyway, but at least it was nice to dream that maybe by some miracle she would see the light or something.
Sorry to bother you guys with this, but i don't have a diary to write to. And you're cheaper than a shrink
, plus it's not like they can do anything for me.
OVG: Still ESO though right now it's not giving me any pleasure because of the above. It's just something to get me through the day. Still wanting to try the division 2 some day, but if i'm gonna start it now i won't be having fun with it even if it's a good game so i'm holding off on that for now.
You'd think from there things can only get better. That's where you're wrong. Not when you're me. Pretty much right after that happened i got a new colleague. One that i get along great with. Unfortunately too great because i like her more than you should like a colleague. Plus i knew she already had someone. And today i found out she's playing for the other team as well. So my chances went from 'when hell freezes over' to 'not even if you're the last man on earth'. I wasn't gonna get her anyway, but at least it was nice to dream that maybe by some miracle she would see the light or something.
Sorry to bother you guys with this, but i don't have a diary to write to. And you're cheaper than a shrink
, plus it's not like they can do anything for me.OVG: Still ESO though right now it's not giving me any pleasure because of the above. It's just something to get me through the day. Still wanting to try the division 2 some day, but if i'm gonna start it now i won't be having fun with it even if it's a good game so i'm holding off on that for now.
jonny5
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@Cyrax That all sounds terribly frustrating. Regarding the girl who blew you off 2/3 times, what about that third time? Any prospects there? If there was no spark in that limited interaction, and she's already so flaky, it's probably best to leave that whole situation be. Then again, maybe she had good, legitimate reasons to blow you off - have you asked her why she did that?
For the other girl, it sounds like your feelings for her developed pretty quickly. Any chance she switches teams from time to time?
Even if not, my hunch is that your feelings toward her are more, hmm, what's the word, instinctive? Impulsive? Not in a bad way, just in the "give it another month and you'll feel a lot more balanced toward her" kind of way. Twitterpated! That's the word. Like in Bambi. We've all been there. It sucks when it's not reciprocated, but at the same time those types of attraction often fizzle out before long anyway. My thought on this particular situation is that, since she is very likely unreachable, if you get along that well, worst case you may have begun making a wonderful new friend. Being friendzoned like Jorah can suck, but perhaps trying to look at it simply as a budding friendship can help ease the sting.
I hope nothing there was *too* unsolicited (or offensive), and that it doesn't sound hollow coming from a married person. Just my two cents, though. Those situations genuinely suck, but they're never permanent - things will change either internally (how you feel) or externally (the status of those relationships); chances are those changes will be for the better given the relatively low place you feel like you're in right now.
For the other girl, it sounds like your feelings for her developed pretty quickly. Any chance she switches teams from time to time?
Even if not, my hunch is that your feelings toward her are more, hmm, what's the word, instinctive? Impulsive? Not in a bad way, just in the "give it another month and you'll feel a lot more balanced toward her" kind of way. Twitterpated! That's the word. Like in Bambi. We've all been there. It sucks when it's not reciprocated, but at the same time those types of attraction often fizzle out before long anyway. My thought on this particular situation is that, since she is very likely unreachable, if you get along that well, worst case you may have begun making a wonderful new friend. Being friendzoned like Jorah can suck, but perhaps trying to look at it simply as a budding friendship can help ease the sting.I hope nothing there was *too* unsolicited (or offensive), and that it doesn't sound hollow coming from a married person. Just my two cents, though. Those situations genuinely suck, but they're never permanent - things will change either internally (how you feel) or externally (the status of those relationships); chances are those changes will be for the better given the relatively low place you feel like you're in right now.
ioupain
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Sorry to bother you guys with this, but i don't have a diary to write to. And you're cheaper than a shrink
You're right, this forum and Diablo II is a form of therapy!
@jonnyphive First girl was: we agreed to walk. I was like 1 min late because the distance was greater than i thought. She was already gone (she said). Thought it could´ve been a misunderstanding since weather wasn´t great, so i thought that maybe she thought i wasn´t gonna walk because of the chance of rain. Second time we actually walked together. I thought things were going pretty well. Not great as in she's into me, but good enough that i thought we could keep walking together during lunches and enjoy some company. Third time she was a no show. And some person at the office was waving me away. Maybe it was her, maybe someone else. I couldn´t see because of the reflection on the glass and the fact that i had the sun right in my face.
Afterwards i was pretty pissed because of that (as it being the second time out of 3). So when next few times we walked by eachother we said hi, but it was obvious i was not very happy to see her. Normally that would've been the end of it for me and she would be none existant to me. But since i imagined we'd be seeing each other regularly during these walks i wanted to try and at least clear the air enough that we could be civil towards each other. So i did reach out but all i got was: hey so we're good again. She didn´t say sorry. She didn´t even acknowledge we agreed to go on a walk. Ideally she would've said something like that there was some misunderstanding or something. Not that i expected that, but i expected at least some form of (weak) excuse like a meeting running late or i think there was a misunderstanding. But nothing of a sorts. For me that basically meant: Oh right i forgot. Now i remember why i didn't like people. So a bit later than usual she became none existant to me. Now i just politely say hi, but i don't even bother smiling at her anymore.
As i said before, if she didn´t want to walk with me that´s fine. Sure it´s not good for my ego, but i can deal with it. But agreeing to walk and then let me stand there in front of her office like a complete idiot waiting for someone that, i guess, never intended to show up that´s just low to me.
Twitterpated? Wtf is that. Google translates twitterpated to twitterpated.
Great guy google. Soo much help.
You wouldn't say from the previous post, but i don't fall for someone that often. But when i do i usually do quickly and badly. Not really impulsive i'd say, but more like instinctive that i know fairly quickly whether or not i'll like someone.
I don't know what she sees in me, but after a few days she said that she heard that i go outside for a walk during lunch and asked if she could tag along. So since then we've been going together (and actually now a 3rd often wants to tag along. Nice guy, but i'd rather go just with her).
Since i can't even get a girl that likes guys to like me i've already concluded she's out of reach for me. Even if she were bi, she's still in a relationship so chances that she'll go for me over that person are slim to none at best. So yeah, i pretty much already got to the same conclusion as you. Since i don't really have any people around that i tolerate enough to call friends i might as well try and be friends with her so i can at least enjoy the company. For now only while at work and during lunch breaks, but maybe some time we'll get as far as to hang out outside of work too. One can hope right?
Don't think the feelings will disappear quickly though. Unfortunately that's not me. I think too much. Which sometimes is a good thing. Sometimes is not a problem. And in cases like this is a huge problem.
Haven't you just read about my life? You offending me is the least of my problems. That's like a hundred steps up from where i am now. Even if i found this to be offensive. Which i don't, just to be clear.
But if you really want to get on my good side you could perform a miracle and make her like me? I'll love you forever too then.
Afterwards i was pretty pissed because of that (as it being the second time out of 3). So when next few times we walked by eachother we said hi, but it was obvious i was not very happy to see her. Normally that would've been the end of it for me and she would be none existant to me. But since i imagined we'd be seeing each other regularly during these walks i wanted to try and at least clear the air enough that we could be civil towards each other. So i did reach out but all i got was: hey so we're good again. She didn´t say sorry. She didn´t even acknowledge we agreed to go on a walk. Ideally she would've said something like that there was some misunderstanding or something. Not that i expected that, but i expected at least some form of (weak) excuse like a meeting running late or i think there was a misunderstanding. But nothing of a sorts. For me that basically meant: Oh right i forgot. Now i remember why i didn't like people. So a bit later than usual she became none existant to me. Now i just politely say hi, but i don't even bother smiling at her anymore.
As i said before, if she didn´t want to walk with me that´s fine. Sure it´s not good for my ego, but i can deal with it. But agreeing to walk and then let me stand there in front of her office like a complete idiot waiting for someone that, i guess, never intended to show up that´s just low to me.
Twitterpated? Wtf is that. Google translates twitterpated to twitterpated.
Great guy google. Soo much help. You wouldn't say from the previous post, but i don't fall for someone that often. But when i do i usually do quickly and badly. Not really impulsive i'd say, but more like instinctive that i know fairly quickly whether or not i'll like someone.
I don't know what she sees in me, but after a few days she said that she heard that i go outside for a walk during lunch and asked if she could tag along. So since then we've been going together (and actually now a 3rd often wants to tag along. Nice guy, but i'd rather go just with her).
Since i can't even get a girl that likes guys to like me i've already concluded she's out of reach for me. Even if she were bi, she's still in a relationship so chances that she'll go for me over that person are slim to none at best. So yeah, i pretty much already got to the same conclusion as you. Since i don't really have any people around that i tolerate enough to call friends i might as well try and be friends with her so i can at least enjoy the company. For now only while at work and during lunch breaks, but maybe some time we'll get as far as to hang out outside of work too. One can hope right?
Don't think the feelings will disappear quickly though. Unfortunately that's not me. I think too much. Which sometimes is a good thing. Sometimes is not a problem. And in cases like this is a huge problem.
Haven't you just read about my life? You offending me is the least of my problems. That's like a hundred steps up from where i am now. Even if i found this to be offensive. Which i don't, just to be clear.
But if you really want to get on my good side you could perform a miracle and make her like me? I'll love you forever too then.
