Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Let's drop the subject please. If you guys don't like his posts, the best thing to do is simply not replying to them.

Maybe he could be trolling. But maybe he could be completely serious too, and treating all his posts like they're all part of one big joke will only make things worse for him.

I don't know what got into me, but I had the urge to rummage through my old issues of Nintendo Power (though the oldest I have are from 2007), which got me in the mood to play the Wii, so I goofed around a bit in "Honeyhive Galaxy" in SMG.

It was a nice time.

So one of my uncles has passed away yesterday due to heart failure. I am right now a bit upset and I'm worried how my cousin and his mom are right now at this moment.

This year is a bit depressing for me. Lots of deaths happening so suddenly.

I'm sorry for your loss @Artwark. Hope things cheer up for you soon.

Depression screening tomorrow afternoon, after my 3D lecture. I'm frankly terrified. I don't like doctor's just because things there are almost certainly negative, but its my first appointment in years, new surgery and everything, and I'm going there for what is guaranteed to be bad news.

I'll never understand this.

No matter how much I walk every day and even after doing gym for 2 years, I still can't lose any weight. The only improvement is my arms being in shape.

Well, maybe you're just muscular. Strong people are heavy too.

Or your diet is unbalanced.

@Artwark: I used to be quite unfit and had a terrible 'diet' that consisted of eating everything but fruit and vegetables.

I joined a swimming group as I used to be a pretty good swimmer when I was a kid and after seven or eight months of swimming two or three times a week, I noticed my figure had changed by being slimmer and having more of an upper body mass as well as stronger arms and legs. I also feel 'better' for myself too.

TL;DR - swimming is arguably the best form of exercise and if you are willing to put the effort into it, you'll notice some changes quicker than spending time in a gym, lifting weights or using the various machines.

Go for it (if you can)!

@Volcanox: I hope it all goes well for you.

@Peek-a-boo: Diagnosed, on 10mg tablets for 4-6 weeks while the side effects fly over, then they take effect and we go from there for at least 6 months.

@Volcanox: Depression is an awful illness that still cannot be 'cured' by usual means.

It's funny really. My Aunty is probably the most cheerful, friendliest and outgoing woman I know, yet it came as a total shock when we found out she was suffering from severe depression - she had to do a course of tablets (something that is the opposite of diazepam in that it makes you feel a jolt of motivation, albeit with possible drowsiness) for eighteen months.

She seems fine at this moment in time, but every once in a while, I notice her smile has a hint of sadness lurking behind it. I come from a really, really small family so, it was hard to 'understand' what she was going through; one day she was in bed, the next up and about.

It is a horrible, horrible illness, and I can only wish you all the best.

@Peek-a-boo: Thing is I used to go swimming to and it worked because I was just a kid at that time. But now I doubt that I'll be able to lose weight. I'll try it out though.

Swimming is effective if it's intense. I used to swim, and all it did was keep my weight in check. After I stopped, I had no other sports and exercise, and my weight kept increasing. I lost all that weight(and more) by basically exercising, and eating a healthy diet that consisted of salad twice a day every day and a bunch of fruits and vegetables. I made sure I had the correct portion sizes and all healthy food(like whole wheat). I ran on the weekends for about an hour(it was around 5 miles for me) each day(and I hated running). I also went on about 45 minute walks. I jump-roped every day twice a day for 15 minutes(30 minutes total in a day). I lost about 5 lbs. a week for a couple months. After that, I could eat whatever I wanted but not in excess and my weight stayed fine. Now, I was a kid back then, but if you adopt at least some of these things, you'll lose weight in a couple months. Sorry for the long post.

TL;DR: Walking isn't effective unless it's for a couple hours. Swimming is only effective if it's super intense. I suggest running and a healthy diet.

Tomorrow my grandma is staying with me. I hate her. She's annoying, her voice is awful and worst of all, I won't be able to go where I want with her around.

I hate life. I feel that its about to get worse from here on now.

So, is it common to have a package (ordered from a third party through Amazon) arrive late, or should I be worried.

I ordered a used game through a seller on Amazon, and it's estimated arrival was anywhere from Oct 2 - Oct 20. Today is the 20th, but it hasn't arrived yet.

The seller themselves had a couple dozen reviews, with a satisfaction rating over 95%, just for reference.

That's just an estimated arrival date. It could very well come before or after.

You can try and see if you can track the package. Or.contact the seller.

I tracked it last week (Thursday I believe), and it said it was almost here (it actually said it would be arriving ON Tuesday, which is today), but I'll check again later tonight.

I'm hoping our mail carrier didn't make a mistake. I think we've got a new guy, because the mail has arrived constantly late, we've gotten an unusually large amount of wrong addressed mail, and though it wasn't ours, we even discovered a pile of mail dropped on the sidewalk, all within the past couple of weeks.

Square Enix will use crowd funding for translations.

http://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-considers-crowd-fundin...

Dragon Quest for VC anyone?

@arronishere: Anything that's considered is most likely a will use. Before Satoru Iwata died, he said Nintendo considered merging divisions and now it has happened.

@arronishere: Fine. be that way and ruin others hope.

Some bad news about Ubisoft.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/despite-ubisoft-ceos-objecti...

lol nice try.