Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

So the dumpster behind the Wendy’s?

@ogo79 are there any more onion rings than that!? one doesn't satisfy me!!

@Andrew_R_2000 I called dibs first.

On a somewhat separate note, Whataburger has some pretty good onion rings.

@roy130390 I think you got worst and best confused 😉

@ReaderRagfihs Yeah, I know, the graphics aren't anything to write home about anymore, although I do have to say that it looks a bit better on my TV with a VGA box, so something does get lost in translation on YouTube, as it usually does. Some things are just better when experiencing them in person.

But in this case, it is more about the rather solid gameplay, and I would say that this poll ranking you mentioned, speaks volumes towards that being the case.

@Ryu_Niiyama You're welcome. I recognized and remembered the frustration, so sending out a few positive vibes was the least I could do. Sure do think that I could have used some of those as well, back in the day...

Decided against the date in the end. Honestly not my kind of thing and it would be too complicated family-wise.

And now my lovely mother is asking, repeatedly, what I want for my birthday... ugh.

@Knuckles-Fajita

I'm so sorry.

@CharlieSmile Nah its cool. Not really ready, even 2 years on from the last one broke me.

But the plus side, I can at least flirt again amirite?

So... should I read that as you wanting your mother to drop it already, or as you having an issue with birthdays?

@Knuckles-Fajita damn right you can flirt again. that counts for a lot.

@ThanosReXXX A little bit of both. I don't particularly view my birthday in any positive light. For all I care it's January 11th, just like Christmas is just December 25th. Plus my grandfather, back in 2015, passed on the 12th.

That and I genuinely dont care about my birthday or any public holidays. But this gift from my mother will be late due to her severance being on the 18th, but I also cant ask for anything before hand due to gifts most likely en route from my family at the other end of the country!

@CharlieSmile There was a time where flirting would make me vomit uncontrollably. But having just done it with this guy I can see it's not an issue now. Now for every other part of a relationship to be restored.

@Knuckles-Fajita Ah, that's sad, about your grandpa. I can imagine that hanging over any potential joy you could derive from a (nearby) festive day, and I kinda agree with you about birthdays, but I do like the holidays. Birthdays are just a number, and I don't care for gifts anymore (family always give useless stuff most of the times anyway) but what I do like is family get-togethers, especially since we've gone from a large to a medium size family in the space of approximately a decade, so we cherish the ones we've still got left even more, and we always were close to begin with.

I can imagine people not caring about that when you have little or no connection to your family, but I do.

On a more brighter note: what might help, if only a little, is viewing the passing of another birthday as a small personal victory: a mark of survival, of you still being around, regardless of the odds and/or anything that life/God/the universe threw at you.

And that should, by all rights, only be seen as a positive thing.

@Knuckles-Fajita ask for a Chaos Emerald.

Just finishe Galaxy for the first time. Lolwut?! That ending was so ridiculous. Now to figure out something else to play...

@ThanosReXXX Birthdays are just a number. Im a year closer to death. Yay. XD

Yeah honestly with my sister's birthday and the loss of her twin so close to Christmas, followed by my birthday and the loss of my grandfather I just sort of ignore all festivities.

My family just sends money usually. Well, that's what I assume is happening...

@JackEatsSparrows Galaxy is gooooooood.

@Knuckles-Fajita I get yah, birthdays aren’t a big deal to me, either. I actually take effort any time a department gets a new secretary to make sure that no calendar or memo has my birthday on it. (It’s harder than you think when the CEO sends out a monthly happy birthday email). I’ve succeed three years in a row.

Galaxy is fun. Not really getting the itch to grab 120 stars, though. I’m settling on 62 for now 😂

@Knuckles-Fajita You need a refill: your glass is half empty...

But in all seriousness: with all of that in mind, I can totally understand. Just wanted to offer a small ray of light. Not for you to suddenly become more enthusiastic about birthdays, but to at least be a bit less negative about years passing. There's some good stuff bound to happen as well.

As for the gifts: well, at least you're almost sure you're getting some money, meaning you can use that to buy something that you actually want, instead of having to pretend to be happy with items of clothing (that you'll never wear more than once, to make them happy), men's bath products (from a brand or with a scent that you don't like) or stuff for daily household use (like towels, spoon racks, and so on)...
Only my friends give me games or gift cards for games, or take me out to see a movie.

Yeah, I know. Poor me, NOT. There's worse things happening in the world for sure. But due to all that, I'd rather have my family just to come over, and share some drinks and food and talk about the good old days, and toast to the ones we like and love to remember. They can leave the gifts at home...

@Knuckles-Fajita tell her you want food.

Never fails.

I beg to differ;

@Octane Ah, Pizza Hawaii. Yummy! But only with salami/pepperoni, not with ham.

Just had Hawaiian pizza yesterday. It was good.

It had pineapple, ham, and mushroom.