Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Tyranexx wrote:

@Sunsy It's fun seeing wildlife in general, especially outside of a zoo or conversation center. Besides deer, the most exotic wild animals around are bobcats, bald eagles, and coyotes. The former two are pretty elusive though. There was a roaming mountain lion caught not too far from my states capitol recently though! They've been extinct from my state (IL) since the 1800s, but they very rarely wander through from other populations. This young male was caught and taken to a cat sanctuary of sorts in Indiana. Too much exposure to people I guess.

Yep, I'm pretty smell sensitive. When I had Covid for the first time recently, losing that and my taste would've tipped me off immediately. I never lost either my taste or smell thankfully. I've been told it's a weird experience. I don't know if I'm just naturally sensitive to smells or if it's just an adaptation I started to develop when my eyesight started getting worse lol. I...can relate to bring overwhelmed by certain things and admittedly didn't react to some situations well at all when I was younger. These days, I just withdraw from stressful situations and have ways to calm myself down. It's a process that takes a lot of practice.

I'm admittedly cautious when it comes to some types of labels. Some are very helpful, such as medical diagnoses, since they can help chart a treatment plan for those affected and inform those around them how to best meet their needs. Others, such as stereotypes (Ex. Nerd, dumb blond, etc.) are a lot less helpful and serve as a lazy mental shortcut. I also feel that there's a danger for someone to solely identify themselves by a certain label. At the end of the day, every human is a complex being that is MUCH more than any label slapped on them.

MarioLover92 wrote:

@Sunsy Gotcha. I wanted to get the two ornaments early on since I like them, and I've had a tradition of getting a new ornament or two every year. Here's the picture of the Mickey Mouse train ornament (or ornaments, I should say) that I mentioned earlier, straight from Disney's online store. They're not out of the box just yet, since we don't have the tree up right now. @Tyranexx might like to see this, too!

I'll take pics of them on our tree later on. I don't have the Raccoon Mario ornament just yet, unfortunately. I will get a picture of it when it's delivered to my home.

Thanks! I didn't get too much further than that though, since there are a couple minigames that I couldn't quite finish. Tug o' War and Cast Aways. The former because I apparently can't spin the control stick fast enough (not to mention I don't want to break it by accident), and the latter since I have a hard time getting those dang treasure chests.

I still have yet to register for GOG, I should do that at some point. I didn't really get into PC games until much later on, besides the games I had for Windows 95/98 back then. I've always been into Nintendo, and the PS2 for a good while back in the 2000s.

I definitely like Tokyo Mirage Sessions, though I haven't finished it just yet either. I never got it on the Wii U, so the Switch version was how I first played it. Have you thought of playing one of the Persona games? I know TMS has a similar graphical style to that series, and I'd like to try out Persona 5 Royal once I get it.

Glad to hear, you're so welcome. Yeah I'm pretty knowledgeable on many of my favorite things as well, especially when it comes to many Nintendo games... even back to their Game & Watch days. There's also a history of Nintendo book that I have, that covers everything they've done before making it big in the gaming industry, including hanafuda cards and a variety of toys.